VLC Player MP4 – Solutions for VLC Can’t Play MP4 Files

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VLC Player MP4 Solutions for VLC Cant Play MP4
Files

• From http//www.leawo.org/tutorial/vlc-player-mp4
  -solutions-for-vlc-cant-play-mp4-files.html

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• "Why my VLC cant play MP4 videos? It used to be
  MP4 player VLC, however recently this MP4 VLC
  player is no longer friendly with MP4 videos.
  What should I do with VLC MP4 player? Is there
  any suggestion about this?"
• Many VLC player users would come across such kind
  of occasions the files with .mp4 extension they
  put into VLC media player are failed to be
  recognized and played by VLC media player.
  Generally speaking, VLC media player is MP4
  friendly. However, since MP4 is an open source
  file container, which means the inside codec
  would be different from that is supported by VLC.
  Therefore, sometimes VLC player would fail to
  play MP4 files. This is why your VLC cant play
  MP4 files.
• In this guide, we would like to share VLC player
  MP4 solutions to let you easily turn your VLC
  player an MP4 VLC player. You could then freely
  play any MP4 files on VLC media player.

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Contents

• Part 1 Install VLC Player MP4 Codec
• Part 2 Use VLC MP4 Player Alternative
• Part 3 Convert MP4 Video to VLC Video

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Part 1 Install VLC Player MP4 Codec

• VLC Plays most codecs with no codec packs needed
  MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264, DivX 4/5/6,
  XviD, SV1, 3ivX D4 and H.264/MPEG-4 AVCMKV, AMR,
  WebM, WMV, MP3 HOWEVER, MP4 files containing
  codecs like H.265 and other VLC unsupported A/V
  codecs cannot be read by VLC.
• To solve the VLC player cant play MP4 files
  issue, you could firstly update your VLC to the
  latest version. If this doesnt solve the
  problem, try to download VLC player MP4 codec
  packs from CNET. After downloading and
  installing, this issue should have been solved.

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Part 2 Play MP4 Video with VLC Alternative

• If youre not a dedicated VLC player user, you
  could take a VLC MP4 player alternative to play
  MP4 files. Leawo Free Blu-ray Player is what you
  need. As an all-inclusive media player, Leawo
  Free Blu-ray Player performs even better than VLC
  player. It supports all video formats like MP4,
  AVI, FLV, MOV, MKV, WMV, etc. in different codecs
  like MPEG-4, H.264, H.265, etc. With Leawo Free
  Blu-ray Player, you could never be bothered by
  "VLC player cant play MP4 files" issues.

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Why Leawo Free Blu-ray Player is the Best VLC
Alternative?
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Leawo Free Blu-ray Player Video Demo

• If you want more VLC alternative options, please
  visit 10 Free VLC Alternatives for Mac and
  Windows.

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Part 3 Play MP4 on VLC with MP4 to VLC Converter

• If you dont prefer a VLC media player MP4
  alternative, you could also try to use MP4 to VLC
  converter software to encode and convert MP4
  videos to VLC supported formats. Leawo Video
  Converter is one of the best MP4 to VLC encoder
  software that ofers you the best solution to
  convert MP4 video to VLC supported formats. With
  Leawo Video Converter, you could MP4 videos in
  different video and audio codecs into VLC MP4
  video with either MPEG-4 or H.264 AVC codec.

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• Download and install Leawo Video Converter on
  your computer (Mac users please download the Mac
  version). The below steps would show you how to
  convert and encode MP4 video to VLC friendly
  formats
• Step 1 Add MP4 videos
• After you launch Leawo Video Converter, click
  "Video Converter" module option. Youll be guided
  to the "Convert" tab, on which you click the "Add
  Video" button to browse and add MP4 video(s).

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• Step 2 Set output format
• Click the drop-down box next to the "Add Photo"
  button and then select "Change" option to set
  output format. Open the "Format" tab and then
  select video format for VLC media player, like
  MP4.
• Note
• To encode MP4 video to VLC, reopen the "MP4
  Video" drop-down tab and then click the "Edit"
  opption to enter the "Profile Settings" panel.
  Under the Video Codec box, select VLC
  compatible video codec.

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• Step 3 Set output directory
• After setting output format, click the big green
  "Convert" button to set output directory in the
  "Save to" box.

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Leawo Video Converter Demo Video
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For more details, welcome to visit

• http//www.leawo.org/tutorial/vlc-player-mp4-solut
  ions-for-vlc-cant-play-mp4-files.html
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