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How to Play MP4 Video on a Set-Top Box

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Why would you want to play an <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;what-you-should-know-about-mp4&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>MP4 <&sol;a>video on a set-top box when you can do it directly on your <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;sdtv-vs-hdtv-whats-the-difference-between-standard-definition-tv-and-high-definition-tv&sol;amp” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>HDTV<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>HDTVs come with USB ports&period; You can play MP4 videos through your pen drive or an external hard disk&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Your TV&&num;8217&semi;s built-in media player […]

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Automatically Remove Video Background Online without Green Screen

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>It is well-known that you can remove the background of a video and replace it with a background of your liking&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>For this to be possible&comma; the video has to be shot against a green screen&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Sometimes&comma; it is just not possible to do it&comma; especially when you&&num;8217&semi;re shooting video outdoors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Or it could […]

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What is the M4R Audio Format? How to Play and Convert It?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Many are aware only of popular audio formats like MP3&comma; <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;aac-audio-format&sol;amp&sol;”>AAC<&sol;a>&comma; and <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;wav-audio-format&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>WAV<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>They would not have heard about the M4R audio format&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>If you&&num;8217&semi;ve come across the M4R audio format and wondering what it is&comma; this post will provide an explanation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>You&&num;8217&semi;ll also learn how to open […]

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What is the AAC Audio Format? How Do You Play It?

<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”>What is an AAC file&quest;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>AAC stands for <strong>Advanced Audio Coding<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>It is an audio format endorsed by ISO and IEC as MPEG-2 and <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;mpeg4-vs-mp4-are-they-the-same&sol;amp” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>MPEG-4<&sol;a> standards for video streams&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>The<a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;what-is-mpeg-compression&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”> MPEG-2<&sol;a> technology behind AAC allows audio files to be compressed to smaller file sizes without compromising […]

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What is the Best Audio File Format for YouTube?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>More often than not&comma; when producing videos for YouTube&comma; more attention is paid to video quality than audio quality&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>But then there are some instances where audio quality matters more than video quality&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>An instance of this is talking head videos&period; There&&num;8217&semi;s nothing much to see except the person talking and what he or […]

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How to Save a Phone Video (MOV/3GPP) as an MP4 : Quick and Easy Steps

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>You may have recorded a video on iPhone in the <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;what-is-an-mov-file-and-how-to-play-it&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>MOV <&sol;a>format and now want to convert it to <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;what-you-should-know-about-mp4&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>MP4<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Or you may have used an older Android phone to record video in the <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;what-is-the-3gp-video-format-and-how-do-i-play-it&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>3GPP <&sol;a>or <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;difference-between-mpeg-ps-and-mpeg-ts&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>MPEG-TS<&sol;a> format&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p […]

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What is Video Refresh Rate? How is it Different from Video Frame Rate?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>When out shopping for an HDTV or computer monitor you would have come across the terms video refresh rate and video frame rate&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>What are they and how do they work&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading” id&equals;”h-what-is-video-refresh-rate”>What is Video Refresh Rate<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Refresh rate is the number of times an image is reprojected or &&num;8216&semi;newly drawn&&num;8217&semi; on a TV […]

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What’s the Difference Between an NTSC TV Tuner and an ATSC TV Tuner?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>On your TV set&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;ll notice that one of its features is that it comes with an NTSC or ATSC tuner or both NTSC and ATSC tuners&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Now&comma; what does that mean&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>To understand what they mean&comma; you would first have to know what a tuner is&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”>What is a Tuner&quest;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>A TV tuner […]

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What’s the Difference Between VHF and UHF TV Signals?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>You may want to discontinue your cable TV subscription and want to opt for OTA TV&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>OTA TV now being fully digital in the USA&comma; offers some programs that rival paid cable or satellite TV services&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”>OTA TV&&num;8217&semi;s Two Frequencies<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>You may have learned that OTA TV is broadcast in two separate frequencies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>The […]

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How to Play Videos in Google Drive without Downloading

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”><em>More often than not&comma; Google Drive doesn&&num;8217&semi;t allow you to play video uploaded to it&period; Is downloading and playing it offline the only solution&quest; No&comma; there are quick and easy fixes to overcome the problem&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Google Drive is an excellent cloud storage solution for video files&period; If you have dozens of video files you […]

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