I attended this CME course and they gave us the lectures in iPod video format as well (.m4v), but I don't have an iPod or a Mac, so I'm having a hard time finding a way to play them on Windows.

Does anyone know any reverse encoding software that can make them into a file that I can playback? Thanks.

quicktime for windows can play them.

I have the Quicktime plugin for Media Player Classic and that isn't working.

I'll try Quicktime. I don't like it though

Save up for speakers or buy superfluous second laptop... hmm.

Quicktime 7 is working, it's not bad. Yay I can now watch my heart failure videos.

I bet iTunes would have played it as well.

VLC!!!

x2 on VLC. Or try changing extension to .mp4 and see if you have better luck with your player of choice. .m4v may mean it's encrypted, but just as likely to mean it's .mp4 with a iPod friendly extension.

VLC crashes when opening any of the files.

Hmmm my experience is opposite of the two of you. Rarely problems with VLC with MP4s, though there can be a ton of issues with encoding. Maybe it's DRMed and you have to play in iTunes/QT?

CME-giving institutions do tend to be persnickety with their material.