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Vista won't play me MP4 or AVCHD videos. What's needed?
  1. 27 Oct 2012 #1


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    Vista won't play me MP4 or AVCHD videos. What's needed?

    I just bought a new Canon Vixia HFR300. It records in MP4 or AVCHD onto a SD card. However, none of my video players, Media Center, VLC Media Player, or Real Player, can play either format. What do I need to do to fix this problem.


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  2. 27 Oct 2012 #2
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    Re: Vista won't play me MP4 or AVCHD videos. What's needed?

    I use Media Player Classic Home Cinema and get it from
    Combined Community Codec Pack

    CCCP - Combined Community Codec Pack

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    Re: Vista won't play me MP4 or AVCHD videos. What's needed?

    Quote Originally Posted by ilikefree View Post
    I use Media Player Classic Home Cinema and get it from
    Combined Community Codec Pack

    CCCP - Combined Community Codec Pack
    ilikefree,

    That sight looks a little scary.

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    Re: Vista won't play me MP4 or AVCHD videos. What's needed?

    CCCP is a community codec site and is quite open you can see exactly what you are getting
    Media Player Classic Home Cinema was a Microsoft player that Microsoft dumped
    A group of people that liked it developed it into one of the best players out there
    It will play 108 different file types by default
    Don't let the name CCCP fool you, that is just their little play on words and the site is hosted in U.S.A not Russia as you might think with that name.

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    Re: Vista won't play me MP4 or AVCHD videos. What's needed?

    Codec packs can be quite destructive to your system. The only reliable one I have found if the Shark Codec Pack. But it would be a lot easier and less risky if you used the VLC Media Player.

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