What do I need to download and from where to play .wma files in Amarok?
Thanks.
What do I need to download and from where to play .wma files in Amarok?
Thanks.
cmn
for all wma except wmal (lossless) just install libxine1-ffmpeg
If on a 32 bit install, to add wmal support install w32codecs from hereCode:sudo apt-get install libxine1-ffmpeg
http://packages.medibuntu.org/lucid/w32codecs.html
Thanks. I am already at the latest version:
<code>[sudo] password for cnorton:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
libxine1-ffmpeg is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
sdparm
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
</code>
I did autoremove, thinking that might be part of the problem, re-tried one of the wma files and got the same behavior.
What else can I try?
tnx
cmn
Find out what type of wma the files are and if they are protected.What else can I try?
If they are protected then there's nothing to be done.
If they are wmal and you're on a 64 bit install then very little will play (only a 32 bit mplayer install
Mediainfo can provide info - available thru this ppa
https://launchpad.net/~shiki/+archive/mediainfo
So can ffmpeg and or mplayer
ffmpeg -i /path/to/whatever.wma
mplayer /path/to/whatever.wma
Try a wma in another player - gstreamer apps can play wma2, if on lucid the ppa in my sig will add wmas (voice) and wma3(pro) support
Edit
a couple of views of mediainfo - 1st in 'easy' (wmal). 2nd in html (wma3pro
Last edited by mc4man; September 17th, 2010 at 01:46 PM.
Any of the 3 methods mentioned will idenify the type of wma they are, and also should tell you if protectedHow would I find out if they're protected?
Ex. ffmpeg
screen shows mediainfo on protected wmadoug@doug-laptop:~$ ffmpeg -i '/media/OS/Users/Doug/Desktop/audio/05 Fresh Air.wma'
...clipped
[asf @ 0x895a470] DRM protected stream detected, decoding will likely fail!
....clipped
Stream #0.0: Audio: wmav2, 44100 Hz, 2 channels, s16, 349 kb/s
To reinterate:
if the files are protected (encrypted) then you're out of luck
If the files are wmal (lossless) and you're on a 64 bit install then only a 32 bit mplayer will decode
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