m4u file

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m4u file

I cannot open a video file on a website. The suffix for the file is .m4u which I am guessing is yet another of the myriad of files in which videos are composed and which I really don't understand. I get the message that I don't have the application to open this type of file. Any suggestions? Thanks.

iMac intel core 2 duo, 17in. 2GHz/1 GB RAM/160 GB HD, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Jun 13, 2008 12:20 PM

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Answer 1

Dah•veed

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Jun 14, 2008 5:02 AM in response to levlvl

The .m4u file extension is a playlist of MPEG-4 video files. It contains links to movies and video clips, not the actual files. QuickTime would normally access an .m4u playlist, perhaps the playlist has become disassociated from the previously linked files.

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musashi88

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Jun 14, 2008 6:30 AM in response to levlvl

I have an assortment of players and the one that is my "go to guy" when all else fails is VLC. For some reason it'll open anything.

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

good luck.

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Answer 3

levlvl Author

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Jun 14, 2008 3:07 PM in response to musashi88

Thanks very much Musashi. I went to the VLC site and downloaded the Mac OS X / Platform Specific Package / Intel Package (14.4 MB). It worked - I was able to open the m4u file. Very much appreciated.

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