BB and online mov files

[vegeto9092]

when will BB be able to play online mov files? It's funny how it can play your own mov files but doesn't play online files.

Anyone know anything about this???

[Rustycar]

Online mov files I assume would be using the outdated Quicktime plugin so no I think it safe to say Boxee Box wont be playing those as it is a plugin needed for a web browser.

[arsenyspb]

Hi guys,

Can you advise if it's this the same issue why I can't play a .mov file from my NAS?..

General
Complete name : V:\sport\Tennis lessons\Federer_BH_Overview.CourtLevel.Side.2[1].mov
Format : QuickTime
Format/Info : Original Apple specifications
Format settings : Compressed header
File size : 617 KiB
Duration : 3s 403ms
Overall bit rate : 1 485 Kbps
Movie name/More : compression: by aaronevermind@hotmail.com
Encoded date : UTC 2003-05-29 15:05:56
Tagged date : UTC 2003-05-29 15:05:56
Writing library : Apple QuickTime
Copyright : www.tennisone.com 2001

Video
ID : 1
Format : Sorenson 1
Codec ID : SVQ1
Codec ID/Info : Sorenson Media Video 1 (Apple QuickTime 3)
Duration : 3s 403ms
Duration_LastFrame : -1ms
Bit rate : 1 474 Kbps
Width : 320 pixels
Height : 240 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.640
Stream size : 612 KiB (99%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2003-05-29 15:05:18
Tagged date : UTC 2003-05-29 15:05:56

Audio
ID : 2
Format : MACE 6
Codec ID : MAC6
Duration : 3s 403ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 48.0 Kbps
Channel(s) : 1 channel
Sampling rate : 6 000 Hz
Bit depth : 8 bits
Stream size : 19.9 KiB (3%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2003-05-29 15:05:18
Tagged date : UTC 2003-05-29 15:05:56

[Rustycar]

Um no it's not remotely you could have just started a separate thread instead.

Your videos wont play because they are mov files from way back using the old Sorenson codec (see the Quicktime 3 comment in mediainfo) & MACE audio. Mov is Apple's legacy container holding all the old and propitiatory formats they used over the years, the more recent H.263 and H.264 in mov will play on Boxee.

Feed the files into Handbrake to generate playable video.

[arsenyspb]

Thanks for explanation Rustycar! I was scratching my head for quite a few evenings on that! I'll give HandBrake a try tonight!
Thanks!