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stevek Aspiring developer Posts: 808 Reg: Dec 24, 2011 great neck 8,080	confirm \| cancel 02/12/12 08:31 PM (13 years ago) Mpv4 or mov Since I've been having some problems with .mov files from my Canon s95 (see multiple threads about black screens) I've been wondering if converting them to mpv4 might work better. Anyone have any experience with this? Thanks.. Steve Title Comments Since I've been having some problems with .mov files from my Canon s95 (see multiple threads about black screens) I've been wondering if converting them to mpv4 might work better. Anyone have any experience with this? Thanks.. Steve

GoNorthWest buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 8197 Reg: Jun 24, 2011 Oro Valley, AZ 1,000,000	02/13/12 12:09 AM (13 years ago) Hi Steve, I'd give it a shot, since the mpv4 format is supported by Apple more than the mov format is (at least that's my impression). Plus, I think you'll get smaller file sizes, and that can only be a good thing. Mark Comments Hi Steve, I'd give it a shot, since the mpv4 format is supported by Apple more than the mov format is (at least that's my impression). Plus, I think you'll get smaller file sizes, and that can only be a good thing. Mark

stevek Aspiring developer Posts: 808 Reg: Dec 24, 2011 great neck 8,080	02/13/12 08:08 AM (13 years ago) Mark, Thanks I'll try that because this intermittant background going black when a mov is stopped before finishing interrupted is driving me nuts. I wonder if it has anything to do with the background of a movie file being black. If I can get it to happen on simulator I'll post the debug code. Comments Mark, Thanks I'll try that because this intermittant background going black when a mov is stopped before finishing interrupted is driving me nuts. I wonder if it has anything to do with the background of a movie file being black. If I can get it to happen on simulator I'll post the debug code.

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