title: Using MediaInfo Software to determine Container and Codec associated with video?
body: <p>My understanding of the technical aspects associated with Video files is very basic. 
  We have a Media File that failed to play on a regular Microsoft Windows Media Player.
  We wanted to determine the Container and Codec that the Video file expected.
  We used MediaInfo Software to gather technical information about the Video File</p>
  
  <p>Please tell me what Container and Codec that the Video File expects based on the following technical data shown by the MediaInfo Software analysis:</p>
  
  <pre><code>General
  Unique ID                                : 199699655166945097281031563218776713670 (0x963CC12BF5060B3082021A86238B69C6)
  Complete name                            : D:\temp3\2014-03-28+Stanford+v+Pepperdine+3-0.mp4
  Format                                   : Matroska
  Format version                           : Version 4 / Version 2
  File size                                : 230 MiB
  Duration                                 : 2h 5mn
  Overall bit rate                         : 257 Kbps
  Encoded date                             : UTC 2014-03-29 05:14:28
  Writing application                      : mkvmerge v6.6.0 ('The Edge Of The In Between') built on Dec  1 2013 17:55:00
  Writing library                          : libebml v1.3.0 + libmatroska v1.4.1
  
  Video
  ID                                       : 1
  Format                                   : AVC
  Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
  Format profile                           : Main@L4.1
  Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
  Format settings, ReFrames                : 1 frame
  Format settings, GOP                     : M=1, N=32
  Codec ID                                 : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
  Duration                                 : 2h 5mn
  Bit rate                                 : 252 Kbps
  Width                                    : 1 280 pixels
  Height                                   : 720 pixels
  Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
  Frame rate mode                          : Constant
  Frame rate                               : 30.000 fps
  Color space                              : YUV
  Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
  Bit depth                                : 8 bits
  Scan type                                : Progressive
  Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.009
  Stream size                              : 226 MiB (98%)
  Title                                    : Video
  Language                                 : English
  Default                                  : Yes
  Forced                                   : No
  Color primaries                          : BT.709
  Transfer characteristics                 : BT.709
  Matrix coefficients                      : BT.709
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