Have you ever seen the error, ‘Cannot play, Video codec not supported?’ What is a codec and why do we need it to play a video file? A codec is a software or hardware-based process which is used to ...

QuickTime is a proprietary video format from Apple. It was supported on Windows till until recently Apple decided not to anymore. So how do you play QuickTime videos in Windows 11/10? There are a ...

If you’re a command line aficionado and you want to play an audio file, there’s no need to leave the Terminal. There are Terminal commands you can use to not just play audio, but to convert files as ...

We outline three simple methods for converting MKVs into the easier-to-play MP4 format, and help you decide which is best for you. MKV is an open-source container format that’s useful for storing ...

The easiest way to convert Content Warning’s WebM videos to MP4 is to use CloudConvert to convert your videos. That’s not an official Escapist endorsement of the service; there are plenty of ...

I made several videos for a client's YouTube channel. He'd like to play them in a loop on the conference room's Vista computer. Since Windows Media Player doesn't recognize the format which format do ...

Though a tech disciple for many years, Gavin only recently saw the light and converted to Android. Since then, he has put his decades of journalistic experience to work, writing for such publications ...

Xvid is a codec that compresses video files using the MPEG-4 Part 2 ASP format. Xvid files will play on many DVD or Blu-ray players and Windows 10 or later by default; Mac users will need to install a ...