Mp4 downloaded from youtube not working on roku

 · They've given me permission to download their videos and show them on my channel. Before I can load them to Amazon, I "re-code" them using Nero. It is my speculation that if you use a video source, like YouTube, that does not allow direct streaming from their site (their TOS does not allow it) to the Roku, you'll run into these types of bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 3 mins.  · Unfold the "Devices" category and select Roku related options as you wish. Step 3. Head over to "Save As" section to set an output folder to store the converted file. Lastly, hit the "Start Encode" button to transcode the MP4 file to fix Roku MP4 playback failure issue.  · And you are also correct that the YouTube API does not provide direct access to the mp4 files to allow you to broker a stream directly from a Roku client to the media asset (YouTube's Roku channel doesn't have that restriction, as the engineers don't go through the API given that, well, they are YouTube ). And since Roku doesn't support Flash or HTML5, there is no way to embed a Reviews: 3.

I too am getting this, on a Roku Express. Deleted all apps, still won't work. I've done factory resets, once using the menu on the roku, once using a hairpin in the reset slot on the device itself, and I still get the same problem. If you delete apps and try to re-download them, you get "Channel install failed. Could not add 'BBC iPlayer. Free Download MP4 to Roku Converter. Free download Roku MP4 Converter - Bigasoft Total Video Converter (For Windows, For Mac) to your computer. Step 1 Import MP4 to Roku MP4 Converter. Click "Add File" button to load the unplayable MP4 files to the software. You can also drag and drop MP4 files to the interface of the software if you prefer. YouTube to Mp3 Converter.

I know that some users are experiencing problems with YouTube and the You TubeTV app is no longer available in the Roku channel store, however Roku is NOT blocking YouTube or YouTube TV. Both are functioning just fine on all of my Roku devices. AM. YouTube Not Working on Roku. If YouTube is not working on Roku, you need to restart your device. Press the home button five times on the Roku remote. Then, press the up arrow one time and hit the rewind button two times. Finish by pressing the fast forward button twice. This will force a restart. Roku Not Working in Roku Troubleshooting Guide. Few things are as frustrating as when devices suddenly stop working, or even worse, when they don't work out of the box.