Google Video - downloading - playing mp4

[Brewster Buffalo]

The download button on Google video gives the option of downloading for ipod or PSP but as I haven't either I downloaded it anyway.

The video seems to be in MP4 format so I've loaded a MP4 player to view it but getting the message -

Cannot play back the file. The format is not supported ($80040265)
Restart the program and retry.

I've searched on previous posts and followed the suggestion for some Firefox add ons - however GetVideo seems to be aimed at flv files only and the Google video downloader is for flv or avi but according to the comments doesn't work anyway!

Any suggestions?

[The Flying Pram]

"VLC" Media player lists MP4 as a supported file type. Available here
Features list here

[green granite]

Aren't they FLV format? You tube definitely is, just download a FLV player.

[The Flying Pram]

I think the standard format is FLV, same as YouTube and all the others, but I think you need MP4 for things like the Ipod. VLC seems to play almost anything so it's a useful program to have.

[Bushfiva]

It's H.264, which is a flavour of MPEG4: MPEG4 Part 10 or MPEG4 AVC. Most recent players other than Windows Media Player will play it. If you install a player that cheats and uses the WMP codecs, it won't work. If you install a player that has its own codecs, it will play it: VLC & Quicktime, for example.

[Brewster Buffalo]

Downloaded VLC Media player and working ok on the google video I saved.

Thanks

[planecrazy.eu]

I would have through QuickTime would have played them, seem to play all my Ipod videos i have saved or converted...