[CasioWat]

its really annoying when i spend ages loading a file onto my playbook then it doesn't actually play it.

What software do people use to convert video files and guarantee that they work? Im on mac, cheers

[FF22]

I know people use Handbrake - isn't there a mac version?

[RubberChicken76]

There is a Mac version of Handbrake. I use Apple TV and iPhone settings and it makes videos that works fine on my PlayBook.

HandBrake

[GV2012]

Can this program work the other way? I can't view the playbook vids on my desktob (windows). I downloaded some program from CNET which I thought was reliable because it had tons of downloads and decent rating but the damn thing dumped a bunch of junk that took over my computer took me forever to clean it up.

[bdegrande]

As mentioned. Handbrake is good. VidConvert on the Mac will convert almost any video format and is much simpler to use. You could also use a PlayBook app which plays more formats than the native video player, like Kalemsoft Media Player.

[Angus_CB]

Can this program work the other way? I can't view the playbook vids on my desktob (windows). I downloaded some program from CNET which I thought was reliable because it had tons of downloads and decent rating but the damn thing dumped a bunch of junk that took over my computer took me forever to clean it up.

Just get a Media Player app that will play the videos. The Windows Media Player is useless.
I use KMPlayer on Windows and KalemSoft Media Player on the Playbook. The two apps are not from the same developer.

[CasioWat]

so are we saying handbrake then ? what file should i convert to?

[TheMrsPipe]

Handbrake for ripping dvd's and converting to h264. Or MPEG streamclip for converting just about any file back to quicktime.

[CasioWat]

do i want h264 or Quicktime for playing on my playbook?