On 3/15/2015 7:13 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 15 Mar 2015 14:42:13 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 3/15/2015 2:31 PM, John H. wrote:


I use VLC Media player which will play most anything.

http://download.cnet.com/VLC-Media-P...-10267151.html



I have it on the Vista laptop and have used it instead of Quicktime from
time to time.

Only thing I noticed is that on some video files the color is sometimes
washed out almost completely when compared to playing the same video in
Media Player or even Quicktime (if .mp4 or .mov). Doesn't happen all
the time and can't explain why it does it.

Don't need it on the Win 7 computer. Media Player displays everything
just fine.




I have 11 on this machine. Is there something that works better?



I don't know what version of Media Player is on the Win 7 laptop. I
don't have it running right now. I am sorta saving it for when this
Vista machine finally dies. I checked what's on the Vista however.
It's version 11.0.6002.XXXX something. The Win 7 version must be newer
because it's .mp4 and .mov compatible and has more features.

I could upgrade the player (and Movie Maker) on this Vista but it's not
worth the bother. You have to install "Windows Essentials" which I
really am not interested in because I have no need for it.

If I want to edit a .mp4 or .mov video on the Vista, I have to first
convert it to .avi using an old version of Roxio Creator that I
installed when I first bought the computer. If I am more in a hurry, or
it's a large video file, I'll fire up the Win 7 and just import the .mp4
or .mov file directly to Movie Maker.