AAC is not an Apple-specific format -- it's part of the MPEG-4 spec. There are open source decoders available (FAAD is one example). Why would licensing issues prevent MPEG-4 support but allow MPEG-1 support (MP3 is part of the MPEG-1 spec)?
On Nov 13, 11:50 am, "Tristam MacDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 12:18 PM, Andre Maximo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > I'm trying to write a media player with PyGLET and it can play mp3 > > files fine. The problem is when I tryed to play a .m4a file, also > > called AAC file, which generally comes imported from audio CD musics. > > How can I play it? > > AAC files are an Apple-specific format, and tend to be generated by iTunes > when it imports CDs. You can change iTunes' preferences to import as MP3 > instead, and the same setting enables you to convert existing AAC tracks to > MP3 (try the 'Advanced' menu -> 'Create MP3 Version'). Quicktime Player Pro > can also be used to perform the conversion. > > As for playing them directly in Pyglet, I am afraid that AVBin doesn't > support an AAC codec - nor is it likely too in the immediate future, due to > licensing issues. > > - Tristam --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pyglet-users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pyglet-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
