MP4 Plex - How to Solve Plex can't Read MP4 Files?

Convert MP4 to Plex to Play MP4 on Plex

March 17th, 2015 by Smile Harney

Why sometimes Plex Can't Play MP4?

Plex media player supports all FFmpeg codecs like MPEG-2 video codec and DTS and AC3 audio codec. So if you want to play a video or an audio in Plex media player you must ensure that the video or audio codec is one from FFmpeg codecs. Take playing MP4 as an example, Plex media player can only play MP4 with the codec H.264 or MPEG-4. However, there are other MP4s whose codecs are not accepted by Plex media player.

How to Play All MP4 on Plex?

So if you want to play other MP4 in Plex media player, you must convert these MP4s to MP4 with codec H.264 or MPEG-4. iDealshare VideoGo is just the best MP4 to Plex converter which can convert MP4 to Plex with best video quality. iDealshare VideoGo can also convert MKV, MOV, AVI, etc as well as MP4 to Plex.

How to Convert MP4 to Plex with iDealshare VideoGo?

Below listed the step by step guide to convert MP4 to Plex.

Make Preparation: Free download MP4 to Plex Converter

Free download the professional MP4 to Plex Converter - iDealshare VideoGo(for Mac, for Windows), install and run it, the following interface will pop up.

MP4 to Plex Converter - iDealshare VideoGo

Step 1 Import MP4 files

Click the "Add File" button to import MP4 files that you want to play via Plex to iDealshare VideoGo. You can also choose to drag and drop these MP4 files to this MP4 to Plex Converter.

Convert MP4 to Plex

Step 2 Set output format

Click the "Profile" button to choose MP4 (H.264) or MP4 (MPEG-4) as the final output format from the "General Video" category.

Step 3 Convert MP4 to Plex

Click the "Convert" button to complete converting MP4 to Plex.

What is Plex?

Plex is a media player which can allow users to stream personal media or music to your other devices, like TV, mobile phone, computer, etc. Plex can also allow you to access to some video sharing websites, like YouTube, Vimeo, CNN, etc. Plex media player can support to play many video and audio formats from USB, local hard drive or internet.