And EasyTag cannot parse MP3 headers (bitrate, frequency, etc.) too, but other headers (Author, Title, etc.) can. Also VLC and Kaffeine cannot play it. Even Irfanview under Windows cannot.
The file is in cca 200kbps VBR MPEG1 Layer3, but it seems it was always broken (I found the song on youtube and did not know it). Old versions of Amarok silently skipped this file, so I did not notice it, but now reports this message, that is not correct. It should say that the file simply cannot be played because it does not contain any stream. I will check later if the same situation is with other files ... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to amarok in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1178182 Title: amarok 2.7.0 requires additional plugin: ID3 tag demuxer Status in “amarok” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When attempting to play an mp3 in Amarok 2.7.0 on Kubuntu 13.04 I get the message amarok requires an additional plugin to decode this file, ID3 tag demuxer It also offers to search for that plugin but does not find it. All the obvious software sources are enabled. Other players (e.g., mplayer) have no problem playing the file. udo apt-cache policy amarok amarok: Installed: 2:2.7.0-0ubuntu2 Candidate: 2:2.7.0-0ubuntu2 Version table: *** 2:2.7.0-0ubuntu2 0 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/universe i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/amarok/+bug/1178182/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
