: Ensure you have the H.264 or H.265 (HEVC) codec installed, as these are the standard compression formats for .mp4 surveillance files.
: If the file was not closed properly (e.g., power loss during recording), you may need tools like Untrunc or VLC’s built-in repair feature to fix the header.
If you are using this file to train or test an object detection model (like YOLO or TensorFlow):