Can Front Row play mp4 files?

Topic, I haven't been able to find a way to do this. For the record (though I can't see how it is relevant), I have a week 36 build 1.83 MacBook (Core1Duo) with a 60 gig hard drive and 2 gigs of RAM with all software and firmware currently updated.
Front Row can't recognize the files, they don't even show up. I have put them in the default Movies folder and on the desktop.
Help!

I just set up Front Row on my Mac Pro, purchased an IR receiver, and have Front Row working with my Apple Remote. However, none of my MP4 or M4V files show up in Front Row -- not even the TV shows purchased from the iTunes Music Store! It shows an AVI video in my Movies folder and a .mov video in iTunes, but if I "Convert [that .mov video] for iPod," the converted file doesn't show up.
How can I set things up so that I can both view these video files on my iPod and in Front Row? I had assumed that this would all just work, since all the videos are playable by iTunes and my iPod.
Greg

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