Help with converting pls......

Hi folks could someone tell me where i am going wrong when converting files .

I downloaded 5 full lenghth videos "50mins" long each one and they where all mp4 files
so i used a programe called videoconverter to do the job but when i converted them all to aviand put them all onto disc and sat down to watch them that night there was sound but no video which i thought very odd although its not the 1st time this has happened to me when converting files to avi i would be so greatfull if anybody could solve this problem for me as i`m round the bend with it `thank you very much .

 

Hi

You could use this program and this version it is the one I use even though not the latest for me I feel it works very well i have no problems with it.

any problems with it just let me know

http://filehippo.com/download_any_video_converter/10336/

Regards
JokersWild75

 

Hi and welcome to Computer Help Forums.
Download and install these codecs.
http://download.cnet.com/K-Lite-Mega-Codec-Pack/3000-13632_4-10794603.html

Also test your flash player and plugin for your browser.
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome/

Let us know how you go.

Any video convertor is very good however I think you may be short of codecs.

 

Hi thanks for the help guys its much appreciated only thing is when i downloaded "video converter" i then downloadaded a cpl of mp4 files to
convert to avi ,then when i went to get a disc to try it out i realised i didnt have any discs lol so will need to wait till i get some discs before i can let you know if it works but thank you very much as i have tried a couple of converting prog`s to convert mp4 to avi and they dont seem to turn out on any so hope this is my saviour lol thanks again .Also ive downloaded the codec`s you said to download so hope these help to thanking you loads ..........................

 

Thanks for the update. Let us know how you go.

 

yes DSTM i will keep you`s in touch and how things go ok thanks for everything .

 

Hi what type of player are you trying to play the resulting disks in?
If in your computers disk drive, then AVI, MP4 or quite a few other formats should play OK.
However if trying to play them in a stand alone or TV based DVD player, the disks must be created as DVD disks as most are simple DVD only players.
There is also the fact that if those video's are commercial, they may well be protected with digital rights management, hence why sound but no picture.
To alter that is a breach of copyright, so we cannot help in any way with that.

Nev.

 

Hi NEV i am playing these discs i am copying on a dvd player as i thought but a friend of mines who is pretty clued up on these things
said to me that it is a "divx"player and i havent had any problems before with files playing in the player ,the only problems i am having is when i try to convert `say an mp4 file to avi it never turns out as i said it plays audio but not video ,also ive never had to convert the files to dvd to get them to play and most times they play alright its just when i try to convert files `thank you very much NEV much obliged .

 

After converting to AVI, will they play on your computer drive?

Have you tried the disks anywhere else?

I am also wondering if there may be a fault on the burning head in the computers disk drive, if they play in another computer, or other player, it will rule that out.

Nev.