Black Screen with iTunes Video Playback
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.6)
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.6)
hey i dont know, i looked everywhere and could not find the same problem i have, its wierd every time i do ANYTHING in itunes the bar at the top of itunes that displays the song title and arist, time ect. it blinks black around the song time while a song is playing, and every time i sync my ipod, the colmn for apps turns black and i cant pick apps to sync to it. and its wierd becz i removed itunes and put it back on and it still did the same crap. so idk wat is going on, plz anyone who has this problem tell me to see if i could figure this out. thx
This is what fixed it for me: I changed the native format it defaulted to when double-clicking the file, from Windows Media Player to iTunes.
So, I guess I would say to check that. When you go to the .m4v file and double-click it, what program does the file load in? If it doesn't load iTunes, or load In iTunes, then that could be your problem. At least that's what I found.
Instructions for Windows:
1. Right-click the video file -- it has an .m4v extension -- and select Properties
2. In the Properties dialog, near the top, where it says "Type of file:" and then "Opens with:", click the "Change" button.
3. In the "Open with" dialog that displays, select the iTunes icon and click "OK" (or click "Browse" and navigate to the iTunes.exe, if iTunes isn't in the list).
Result: That action changes all of your .m4vs to automatically load iTunes when you double-click. Once I did that, any movie I play from iTunes always plays.
Let me know if you have questions.
Just download Quicktime player on the apple web site.
I didn't even think of this. Thanks! I'll try it. I'm having the same issue.
Go to Applications > iTunes (app) Get info, and make sure that 32 bit mode is unchecked. Works like a charm on my 30" Apple Cinema Display in 64 bit mode. No more black screen.
Black Screen with iTunes Video Playback