It isn't a registry hack, it is a registry key that tells Windows that mp4 files should be perceived as video files. Once this is done you'll be able to see them in Media Center. Once it is visible in Media Center a combination of Haali + FFDShow and you'll be able to play them. Import the following registry key: ...

VC-1 is native in Windows 7 and I can verify it works. When you installed Haali Splitter did you 1- Install the W7 version? It is not publicly available on his site, the link is http://haali.net/mkv/mkx.y.9.exe; 2- disable shell extensions; 3- uncheck mp4? Shark 007 has mentioned that the public version of Haali (MatroskaSplitters.exe) will ...

I wouldn't expect any problems with h.264 playback in general - if you are running an ati card then you may run into the ati-dxva problem that is happening with h.264 video though. You can always turn off dxva (as I have done - this way the cpu decodes full hd 1080p .mkv files using the built in codecs without issue (like I did with ...

sadly it looks like they never did figure out the h.264 issue, or why the linksys stutters on a fairly low bitrate. This post was also pre-Win7 WMC so I'm wondering if anything has changed. The final synopsis I'm taking away from the above post is to convert to .mov and it should be fine...now I have to find out how the file size compares ...

Be careful playing around manually with Media Foundation. In fixing one thing, you might break something else! Win7 MC (& MP) has a fairly common playback sync problem with certain media files. Microsoft really should look into it !?! But anyway, I have had my HTPC for about 6 years. Started with XP, then Vista, both of which didn't ...

When you installed Haali Media Splitter did you uncheck mp4 support? It is enabled by default. I've found having it enabled will cause playback to be instable at best. If you did not uncheck it, uninstall Haali, make sure to install the W7 alpha version and install with mp4 unchecked and shell integration unchecked. Btw, The reason I ...

[quote user="Mevi"]I know h264 in WTV doesnt work on dma 2x00s but H264 does in fact work in the mp4 container, as well as AVI if I'm not mistaken[/quote]    The Linksys box can not decode h264.   I haven't tried to hard so I'm not sure how something like transcode 360 works.  I prefer to use native ...

I've been playing around with the h.264 codec for a week now and I have yet to get satisfactory results either. I do all my encoding/conversion on a vista box, but the target machine is win 7. However, I'm trying to use the mp4 container. I can't get this stuff to play on the local machine OR extenders (Xboxes). My mpeg mkvs work great ...

Spring '07 Video Playback FAQ22. How can I get Windows Media Player 11 to stream MPEG-4 Part 2 and H.264 to my console?By default, Windows Media Player 11 does not support MPEG-4 Part 2 and H.264. You can either convert your MPEG-4 Part 2 and H.264 content to WMV or you can install a 3rd party MP4 DirectShow decoder pack to import MPEG-4 ...