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Using a computer, I am downloading videos from youtube using YTD and converting videos to mp3 tru google. Then, I am copying it using a flashdrive and transfering the files on my laptop. But on my laptop, I cannot play everything even if I duplicated the videos in different file formats. My pc is Windows 7 while my laptop is Windows 8. Does OS matter?

One time, my files on my flashdrive was converted into hundreds of folders w/ special characters.

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  • How do you convert your videos ? Wich codecs do you have on wich OS? In shortly OS doesnt metter, but codecs does!
    – malakrsnaslava
    Commented Feb 19, 2015 at 9:12
  • so you can't play the video's? tried vlc player? videolan.org or is the mp3 the problem?
    – JP Hellemons
    Commented Feb 19, 2015 at 9:14
  • i tried playing it using vlc, wmp and chrome. but it always says "cannot open the file and so on." Im converting the files using Any video Converter
    – Bajojoy
    Commented Feb 19, 2015 at 9:18
  • Wich file you can play on windows 7 and cannot play on 8? I will asume that you are useing VLC.
    – malakrsnaslava
    Commented Feb 19, 2015 at 9:40
  • The one i downloaded and the file converted.
    – Bajojoy
    Commented Feb 20, 2015 at 0:39

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It is the video codec that matters, not the OS. If you save a movie in a format, certain codecs will be able to decode/play it. In order for it to work on the target OS, the corresponding codecs must be installed there.

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