Windows Media Player on Vista

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I've just bought Windows Vista and am having trouble with Media Player.

On XP, when I downloaded an Enhanced Podcast, the pictures would show up on Windows Media Player. Now with this new version, I can only get the Audio, but no pictures. On my Ipod though, the pictures are there.

Does anyone know how I can get the pictures back on Media Player? Is there a codec I need to download?
 
epp_b said:
What is an "enhanced podcast"?
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I download the Chris Moyles Show enhanced podcast, where they have photos of what they are talking about embedded into the podcast.
 
.m4a files cannot be played by default in Windows Media Player. You must have previously installed a plug-in for WMP in XP.
 
cvg said:
.m4a files cannot be played by default in Windows Media Player. You must have previously installed a plug-in for WMP in XP.
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Doubt it, cos this is a new computer and I never downloaded anything for WMP on the old computer. It came with Vista and the new Media Play and I havent put any programs on from my old one which was using XP. I just thought it would be like old WMP where you can choose to play/watch on WMP.
 
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^ Thanks Devon, i'll try it
 
Ok, Now I have another problem. Media Player wont open any MP4 file now after I downloaded that codec. Any suggestions??
 
Those are files that Quicktime plays, not Windows Media Player. You can disagree with me all you want, but unless you install a separate codec/plug-in, .mp4 and .m4a files will never work.

Just in case you still don't believe me, listen to the company that made the program:

File formats that are not supported
RealNetworks content (.ra, .rm, .ram)
RealNetworks content is created by software that is developed by RealNetworks. The content is compressed with proprietary RealVideo and RealAudio codecs and is stored in a file format developed by RealNetworks. To play RealNetworks content, obtain the RealOne player. To do so, visit the following RealNetworks Web site:
http://www.real.com (http://www.real.com)
QuickTime content (.mov, .qt)
Apple Computer developed the QuickTime file format to create, edit, publish, and view multimedia files. QuickTime format can contain video, animation, graphics, 3D and virtual reality (VR) content. Only QuickTime files version 2.0 or earlier can be played in Windows Media Player. Later versions of QuickTime require the proprietary Apple QuickTime Player. For more information, visit the following Apple Web site:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime (http://www.apple.com/quicktime)
MPEG-4 (.mp4)
MPEG-4 is an International Standards Organization (ISO) specification that covers many aspects of multimedia presentation including compression, authoring and delivery. Although video compression and file container definition are two separate and independent entities of the MPEG-4 specification, many people incorrectly believe that the two are interchangeable. You can implement only portions of the MPEG-4 specification and remain compliant with the standard.

The MPEG-4 file format, as defined by the MPEG-4 specification, contains MPEG-4 encoded video and Advanced Audio Coding (AAC)-encoded audio content. It typically uses the .mp4 extension. Windows Media Player does not support the playback of the .mp4 file format. You can play back .mp4 media files in Windows Media Player when you install DirectShow-compatible MPEG-4 decoder packs. DirectShow-compatible MPEG-4 decoder packs include the Ligos LSX-MPEG Player and the EnvivioTV.

For more information about the Ligos LSX-MPEG Player, visit the following Ligos Web site:
http://www.ligos.com (http://www.ligos.com)
For more information about EnvivioTV , visit the following Envivio Web site:
http://www.envivio.com/products/ (http://www.envivio.com/products)
Microsoft has chosen to implement the video compression portion of the MPEG-4 standard. Microsoft has currently produced the following MPEG-4-based video codecs:
? Microsoft MPEG-4 v1
? Microsoft MPEG-4 v2
? Microsoft MPEG-4 v3
? ISO MPEG-4 v1
MPEG-4 video content can be encoded and stored in an .asf file container by using Windows Media Tools and Windows Media Encoder. You can then play these files in Windows Media Player. For more information about Microsoft and MPEG-4 support, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/format/codecdownload.aspx (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/format/codecdownload.aspx)

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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316992
 
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You could always install iTunes.
 
For me, it plays in VLC, but the picture never changes.
 
Thanks guys, yeah I have iTunes, but on XP it used to work on WMP so I just assumed it would here. I'll give QuickTime a go, and maybe VLC :D
 
HondaF1 said:
Ok, Now I have another problem. Media Player wont open any MP4 file now after I downloaded that codec. Any suggestions??
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Sorry about that, I didn't expect that too create more problems, just uninstall the codec and MP4 should work again.
 
Working again, I'm using Media Player classic for the sound, but iTunes and the Ipod both show the pictures, so I'll stick with that. Thanks guys for your help.
 
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