Thread: Windows Media Audio 8 Decoder - can no longer play wmas

hi guys,

reason laptop has decided no longer play wmas. not entirely sure happened i'm sure used play them.

when search plugin through rhythmbox comes nothing.

thought, convert wmas mp3 - had done @ point anyway. after installing soundconverter can't read wma files either

record, i've got installed:
- gstreamer plugins
- gstreamer ffmpeg video plugin
- gstreamer plugins aac, xvid, mpeg2, faad
- gstreamer plugins mms, wavpack, quicktime, musepack
- ubuntu restricted extras

i'm running ubuntu 10 (lucid) , system up-to-date (i.e. no automatic updates pending, installed).

have advice? please?

ps: vlc plays files alright, i'd play songs through proper music player and/or convert them mp3s...

hi achtel,

posted achtel

ps: vlc plays files alright, i'd play songs through proper music player and/or convert them mp3s...

it might not best way around problem if these files play ok vlc should able convert them mp3, or better still ogg vorbis, within vlc? have tested vlc transcoding mp3 , seems reasonable job although prefer using ffmpeg directly...

edit: noticed small pain, vlc not preserve metadata unless missing option somewhere.

andrew

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