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And on a slightly technical note...

Posted: 13 Jul 2008, 21:19
by Doktor Gott
Does anyone have a codec/plug-in for Winamp v5.5 that can play .m4a files?

I've *cough, splutter* acquired some .m4a files but I'm damned if I can play them... first time in ages this has happened..

(correction: I can get them to play on VLC, but I'm just being an ass and wanting all played through winamp...)

Re: And on a slightly technical note...

Posted: 13 Jul 2008, 21:21
by Big Si
Doktor Gott wrote:Does anyone have a codec/plug-in for Winamp v5.5 that can play .m4a files?

I've *cough, splutter* acquired some .m4a files but I'm damned if I can play them... first time in ages this has happened..

(correction: I can get them to play on VLC, but I'm just being an ass and wanting all played through winamp...)
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/MP4 ... Winamp.htm :|

Posted: 13 Jul 2008, 21:23
by Izzy HaveMercy
Forget it, dot-m4a is iTunes stoofff, that's the debil's work! :lol:

IZ.

Posted: 15 Jul 2008, 09:11
by Doktor Gott
OK, so I might have to resort to finding a conversion program then..

Thing is, I would have thought these were unprotected (well obviously) and they're also meant to be lossless (the bitrates seem to suggest so..)

hmmm.. the plot doth thicken..

I've got a few other m4as that work fine but it just seems to be the most recent ones that screw it up...

Posted: 16 Jul 2008, 08:38
by Andy TG
Doktor Gott wrote:OK, so I might have to resort to finding a conversion program then..

Thing is, I would have thought these were unprotected (well obviously) and they're also meant to be lossless (the bitrates seem to suggest so..)

hmmm.. the plot doth thicken..

I've got a few other m4as that work fine but it just seems to be the most recent ones that screw it up...
"most recent ones"? - sounds to me like it could be a DRM issue, yet then again i could be wrong

Posted: 16 Jul 2008, 13:17
by Doktor Gott
Don't think that's the problem though.. they're not secured as I know, I think it's more the fact that it's some kind of lossless m4a file that Winamp can't read... like I say VLC plays fine but hey, I'm wanting bells & whistles when I play...

:?