Apple has hijacked the MPEG 4 (.mp4) filetype.

[TheMooseman]

After High in the Sierras OS came out, have you noticed Apple has changed the KIND classification or the .mp4 suffix from VIDEO to MUSIC? All FINDER icons show up a MUSIC notes. Searching for .mp4 in the FINDER finds ANY as default. Change KIND to VIDEO, and nothing shows. Change kind to MUSIC and now you will see all your .mp4 videos on your device but with the MUSIC Icon.

My investigation shows APPLE has kidnapped the MPEG 4 file type as it's defaut file type for APPLE MUSIC subscriptions. (You know, you can play offline because they are also downloaded to your iOS device.)

Apple now applies a PROTECTION algorithm to the MPEG 4 file type so you cannot play APPLE MUSIC SUBSCRIPTIONS on third party music apps, or download those files to your MacHD.

I think they need to engineer this a little and fix it pretty soon.

Thoughts?

 

[keysofanxiety]

Forgive the stupid question: is MP4’s default application on your Mac set to iTunes rather than VLC or QuickTime?

 

[TheMooseman]

Howdy... no stupid questions! Thanks for asking .mp4s are all set to Quicktime.

 

[EugW]

If I understand you correctly, I don’t have this problem.

 

[mrploppy]

Doesn't appear to be a problem for me. If I choose Kind is Movie in Finder search (I don't have Video as a file kind), it finds files with a .mp4 extension (amongst others) and they all have icons which are opening frames (or at least chosen frames, certainly not music notes) from the movie. In the Kind column they show as MPEG-4 movie.

 

[TheMooseman]

Curious, do any of you subscribe to Apple Music and not see .mp4 presented by MacOS as Music?

 

[mrploppy]

I don't subscribe.

 

[skottichan]

Subscribed to AM, and don't have this problem. MP4 is still classed as "MPEG-4 movie" under Kind.

 

[Honza1]

No problems here...
mp4 files on my HS system (10.13.2) show as "MPEG-4 movie" type and show in Spotlight search under movies. I am not subscribed to Apple Music.
When I try to search for music in my Spotlight, I get more options: All, MP3, AAC, and Purchased.

 

[Nermal]

I've just tested this too (on 10.13.2) and can confirm that .mp4 (saved from QuickTime Pro 7) is still listed as "Movie" and shows up in searches accordingly.

 

[Jesla]

Might want to rename this thread before you get accused of..... 3.. 2.. 1...

trolling