MP4 movie file H264 encoded, playable in vvvv?

vvvv beta question
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I am going to use movie file encoded H.264. because I think it is lite weight.
it made with AfterEffects.
so, I tried playing the movie file with FileStream nodes. but it’s not works.
FileStream VLC. looks odd. It’s red.

can’t I use H.264 movie?

https://vvvv.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/large/images/filestream_vlc_doesnt.jpg

2

Do you have the VLC player software installed in either c:/Program Files/VLC or c:/Program Files (x86)/VLC ?

If not, the easiest way would be to install VLC player.

If you must put VLC player somewhere else, you have to specify where it can be found in a file called libvlc_searchpath.txt, that can be found in your vvvv installation directory under \addonpack\lib\nodes\plugins

3

With VLC player installed correctly, does vvvv plays mp4 files? or other codecs required?

4

if it is genuine h.264 with an *.mp4 ending, simply rename to *.mpg to get FileStream (DShow9) to play it. of course you still need the codec, ffdshow is sufficient

5

Thank you, lovely mans! @ft)), user:metrowave, ((user:velcrome
I didn’t know what to do. it works by installing VLC Player.

6

Take note that h264 is small in size but in no way light on CPU on decompression.
If you care about performance there is much better alternatives like Picvideo MJPG.

7

thanks @Meierhans! I will think your comment, if performance would be important.