GoPro Video to Hudl 2

[yottie]

I am converting video files to MP4 or AVI , dropping them to a USB stick then attempting playback on a Hudl 2
The video appears to load to the Hudl and progresses playback as usual, but as a black screen???

 

[flameport]

MP4 and AVI are containers, which can contain a wide range of different video and audio formats.
It's likely that whatever video/audio codec is being used in the conversion is not supported on the other device.

 

[yottie]

That's very interesting, the $64... question is can I find out how to match the two?

 

[yottie]

Have discovered that all Heros use h 264 with MP4 (whatever that means!)
Watch this space

 

[mattwood22]

Have you tried installing VLC on your hudl? This could prevent your need to convert at all.

 

[yottie]

Thanks M, tried that, the video shows in thumbnails, along with others in MP4 but the pic is black, as is the video when playback is activated.

 

[yottie]

Am struggling at the moment with a trial of BOROSOFT VIDEO CONVERTER, any-one used this one ???

 

[cjard]

It could also be that your hudl doesn't understand the colour format of the video. Can you upload a short video taken with your GoPro to the forum? I'll convert it to a few different formats using ffmpeg and we can do a bit of trial and error. https://ttselectrical.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4116/related/1 Says the hudl2 should play h264 (a video format commonly found inside MP4 containers) so some variations on the theme may be needed

 

[yottie]

Thanks cj. Borosoft has done the job, I managed to find the right button from a long list and it now works on both Hudl and Hudl 2.
If any-one is having the same problem would be happy to help.