Eric Rice wrote:
So, in short, publishing to M4V was a shortcut that sorta worked, minus the
brain fart I
had with editing the wrong server's MIME type. It was fast, had good quality
and I might
revisit it sooner, but in all actuality, I'll prolly do as much as I can to
mimic those
Dude, m4v is nothing other than mp4 encoding at default settings
preset by Apple.
m4v is a myth. It is not a format. It is simply a file extension
pulled out of the ether, but not a different file type. You could name
it mp4 or mov as that would more accurately define the file type and
you
Dude, m4v is nothing other than mp4 encoding at default settings
preset by Apple.
m4v is a myth. It is not a format. It is simply a file extension
pulled out of the ether, but not a different file type. You could name
it mp4 or mov as that would more accurately define the file type and
you
This is not entirely accurate. The M4V saved out by Save for iPod defaults
to H.264 with AAC audio. The M4V files available for sale through iTMS are
VRML Media video, which makes M4V a wrapper format of some kind, which
allows Apple to add DRM. Renaming the file from M4V to MP4 works for
That's because its h.264. You need an h.264 decoder to view it... hence QT
7.
Thanks Captain Obvious! ;) My point is, changing the file extension doesn't
mean it will play back with *all* H.264 decoders, because it won't.
Jake Ludington
http://www.PodcastingStarterKit.com
Thanks Captain Obvious! ;) My point is, changing the file extension doesn't
mean it will play back with *all* H.264 decoders, because it won't.
You're correct, but it does solve the mime-type issue on the server side.
-Josh
On 12/13/05, Jake Ludington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's
On Behalf Of Joshua Kinberg
You're correct, but it does solve the mime-type issue on the server side.
If you specify a mime-type associated with M4V, it will work correctly as
is. You don't need to swap the extension, simply put this in your .htaccess
file:
AddType video/mp4 .m4v
Although
Yes... this is the method I;ve previously suggested to folks.
However, not everyone is technically capable of doing this.
Even Eric Rice, who is a technically savvy dude has had trouble here.
-Josh
On 12/13/05, Jake Ludington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Behalf Of Joshua Kinberg
You're
