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Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: dad@home
Date: February 16, 2018 03:12PM
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Posted by: space-time
Date: February 16, 2018 03:18PM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: mikebw
Date: February 16, 2018 03:25PM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: JoeH
Date: February 16, 2018 03:36PM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: dad@home
Date: February 16, 2018 04:55PM
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JoeH
A MP4 is a container file, so there are a variety of data streams that could have been used depending on the settings in MacX DVD Ripper Pro. You may have to check the details and compare them to what formats are supported by the Apple TV4 and its OS version.
Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: sekker
Date: February 16, 2018 05:09PM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: dad@home
Date: February 16, 2018 05:21PM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: JoeH
Date: February 16, 2018 05:32PM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: dad@home
Date: February 16, 2018 05:38PM
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JoeH
If you open a MP4 file in the QuickTime Player, the Movie Inspector window will provide some information on the contents and codecs used. A bit more information is provided by the Media Information window of VLC.
Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: Harbourmaster
Date: February 16, 2018 06:00PM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: Zoidberg
Date: February 16, 2018 06:09PM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: sekker
Date: February 16, 2018 06:22PM
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Zoidberg
What about using a go-between, like VLC or Plex? (I'm out of the loop on these particular apps, but that seems like a possibility. I don't do ripped discs b'c of issues with CC/subtitles.)
Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: OWC Jamie
Date: February 16, 2018 06:45PM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: gabester
Date: February 16, 2018 06:47PM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: Zoidberg
Date: February 16, 2018 07:11PM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: dad@home
Date: February 16, 2018 08:34PM
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Harbourmaster
Just for grins try changing the file type from .mp4 to .m4v and see if they will play.
Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: sekker
Date: February 16, 2018 08:36PM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: pinkoos
Date: February 16, 2018 10:43PM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: pinkoos
Date: February 16, 2018 10:49PM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: pinkoos
Date: February 16, 2018 10:50PM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: sekker
Date: February 16, 2018 10:55PM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: Article Accelerator
Date: February 17, 2018 12:01AM
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dad@home
I upgraded my AppleTV2 to the 4th generation (HD not 4K)…I just discovered that my iTunes library of ripped DVDs in mp4 format won't play on the new device at all giving an "incompatible file type" message…Using Home Sharing
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I've called Apple support ( I know, I know......smells like defeat) and they stated that I'm out of luck.
Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: Article Accelerator
Date: February 17, 2018 12:09AM
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gabester
Wait... so the new 4th gen AppleTV doesn't support mp4?
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What exactly DOES it support then
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can you, say, put one of these mp4s on an iPhone and AirPlay it to the ATV?
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If this is true, I'd truly not be buying another Apple product.
Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: Fritz
Date: February 17, 2018 08:04AM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: MacJeepster
Date: February 18, 2018 06:44AM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: dad@home
Date: February 18, 2018 11:17AM
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MacJeepster
If it were me, I'd probably start using the new AppleTV, but keep the old one hooked up to play the older stuff.
Sure it's an inelegant solution, but it costs nothing and requires zero work...
Yes, I'm cheap and can be kinda lazy.
Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: JoeH
Date: February 18, 2018 11:49AM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: Article Accelerator
Date: February 18, 2018 03:18PM
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dad@home
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MacJeepster
If it were me, I'd probably start using the new AppleTV, but keep the old one hooked up to play the older stuff.
Sure it's an inelegant solution, but it costs nothing and requires zero work...
Yes, I'm cheap and can be kinda lazy.
This is probably what I will do.
Sigh
Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: JoeH
Date: February 18, 2018 04:49PM
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Re: Upgraded to AppleTV (4th generation) from Apple TV2 and none of my mp4s play
Posted by: mikebw
Date: February 19, 2018 01:08PM
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