Hi, Columbus is only playing AVI video files. Manual says it supports mp4, mpg, m4v and other formats. I tried to play few mp4 and m4v files but no luck. It skipped those files with "Error File" message on screen. Files are on USB (NTFS). Am i doing something wrong? Thanks in advance. 

What video codec are you using on other formats? H264? ffmpeg? Also, there may be resolution conflicts, bitrate conflicts. Maybe other issues...

Mp4, m4v, avi are just file "containers", not actual formats.

Thanks for your reply. I am using Mp4 H264 @ 720p resolution and 2.0 mbps video bit rate

Edited 15 November, 201411 yr by Sak

It can't handle 720p. I've looked up max resolution in the manual before, it's in there (edit: max resolution is 720x576, which I believe is 576p. Max bitrate of 2mb/s so at least your bitrate is ok!) . I ended up converting something (Finding Nemo...) to the right format and resolution (and audio codec) just for the challenge. Got it working safe in the knowledge that that was the last time I would ever bother doing that. It's like dealing with technology from the early 2000's, just ridiculous. I've ranted about this before....

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/index.php?/topic/325438-SD-Album-art-on-Amundsen?#entry3999739

Edited 15 November, 201411 yr by kitset

Thanks Kitset. What a bizarre. Last time I remember doing this was for a symbian phone ten years back. I tried above resolution with lowest bit rate possible. Didn't work. Looks like it has troubles decoding audio. Experimenting with different codecs. 

If you have an ipod that plays video it'll play anything off of that.

If you have an ipod that plays video it'll play anything off of that.

 

That's because the iPod will be doing the video decoding and outputting a video stream that the unit can handle.

That's because the iPod will be doing the video decoding and outputting a video stream that the unit can handle.

 

I know, I was just making the point if you use an ipod then the format doesn't matter.

How would you get the iPod to mirror what it is playing on the screen in the car? I have a 2018 Octavia VRS and would like to get videos playing from SD card onto the screen.

Edited 31 May, 20197 yr by Bradbiss

Bung the video files through "handbrake" video conversion app. I watch a lot of recorded tv from sd card. " Handbrake" converts 1.6 gb tv recording to 1026x768  H264 MKV video in about 150 seconds. Video quality is excellent. If you want sooper-dooper quality would you be watching on a 9. whatever Columbus screen. Why the hell it can't play straight from the telly download b*ggered if I know. A bit archaic in this day and age.

You can play video files from flash storage on Columbus?! 

 

Only had my car 3 years and didn't know this. My lad loves watching dvds on it but didn't know you could do this!