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Help with .h264 file

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Hi all,

I have a backup file from my new DVR surveillance system that I would like to view on my mac. The file has a .h264 extension i.e. filename.h264. I can not view this with any of the software I have on my mac computers, so I think it needs to be converted into some other format. Could anyone suggest which format and the software required to do so.

Thanks.
 
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chas_m

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First, try simply changing the name of the file to .mp4 and see if that works. If not:

download the free MPEG Streamclip (google the link) and try it there. There are others that can do that job more elegantly but let's stick with a free tool so we know it works first.
 
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so, did it work?

I heard that some software had the encryption system that makes footage impossible to view other than with this software's media player. can't remember the name of the app and extension it uses but i surely read about the guy who needed to give the records of his shop being burglarized to the police and he couldn't. so, did this software {below} help you out?
 

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