[slim] Re: Playing WMA

watersuper;155229 Wrote: > Mt SB3 plays WMA lossless with no problems and no additional plug-ins. Are you sure your *SB3* is doing this? Assuming you're running your server on a Windows machine, transcoding from WMA lossless to flac will take place on the server out of the box and with no obvio

[slim] Re: Playing WMA

Mt SB3 plays WMA lossless with no problems and no additional plug-ins. -- watersuper watersuper's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5966 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php

[slim] Re: Playing WMA

Thanks, that FAQ is very clear. Somehow I got to an old version of the FAQ that didn't mention anything about WMA (it wasn't searchable). -- cncb cncb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8501 View t

[slim] Re: Playing WMA

While the Squeezebox 2 and 3 do wma natively they can't do wma lossless. Slimserver can transcode wma lossless to any other format but only on windows os. -s. -- slimpy slimpy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/mem

[slim] Re: Playing WMA

There are 3 models of Squeezebox. The original Squeezebox does not support WMA but needs to be transcoded by Slimserver. The Squeezebox 2 (same case as a Squeezebox) and Squeezebox 3 decode most WMA codecs natively - I am not sure about WMA lossless. Comparison of the different products can be

[slim] Re: Playing WMA

bpa;154375 Wrote: > The Squeezebox 2 and 3 decodes WMA itself. I am a little confused. The FAQ for the Squeezebox suggests that WMA is not decoded by the players but needs to be transcoded. So, if I have WMA lossless files can these be played natively by the Squeezebox3 or are they transcoded

[slim] Re: Playing WMA

heyho;154394 Wrote: > I've been using WMP 10 & 11 to rip. The option 'copy protect music' is > set to off i.e. not ticked. Is this the only option? Yes, sounds like you'll be set when the squeezebox arrives. -- radish ra

[slim] Re: Playing WMA

I've been using WMP 10 & 11 to rip. The option 'copy protect music' is set to off i.e. not ticked. Is this the only option? -- heyho heyho's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8157 View this thread: h

[slim] Re: Playing WMA

Don't forget azinck3's comments. By default WMP will put protection on files you have ripped into WMA. Squeezebox cannot play protected WMA files. Did you explicitly turn off protection in WMP when you ripped your files ? -- bpa

[slim] Re: Playing WMA

Thanks for the information BPA. So long as the Squeezebox can play it I am happy. That is what I set it up for. I just didn't want to have to re-rip several hundred albums. -- heyho heyho's Profile: http://forums.slimdevic

[slim] Re: Playing WMA

Softsqueeze does not decode WMA - it needs Slimserver to do it. On Linux this is normally done by ffmpeg or mplayer. These app will work on a MIPS processor but decoding will be slow as MIPS processor does not have hardware Floating Point support. Ffmpeg or mplayer could work for WMA files but

[slim] Re: Playing WMA

I'm using Softsqueeze 2.8 at the moment until Santa brings my Squeezebox! Could it be that the SB will play WMA but Softsqueeze won't or is it the case if Softsqueeze doesn't neither will the SB -- heyho heyho's Profile:

[slim] Re: Playing WMA

And by default doesn't Windows Media Player's ripper add DRM to files? -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=296

[slim] Re: Playing WMA

To play WMA on Softsqueeze using a Linux based Slimserver you need a decoder such as ffmpeg or mplayer. AFAIK these apps need a processor with floating point so if you have a PPC based linkstation it will work but if you have a MIPSEL based system - I am doubtful. -- bpa --

[slim] Re: Playing WMA in native format.

Hi all, I am trying to stream WMA files in native format. For this, I did the following steps . I added the following lines in the convert.conf wma wma * * - I enabled the debug option. When I tried playing a WMA file, I get the following errors in the Slimserver debug log file. 1. 2006-02-06

Re: [slim] Re: Playing WMA in native format.

b_prem wrote: I could not download Slimserver 6.2.2, because, when I tried downloading from this link, I get only 6.2.1 version for Windows. (http://www.slimdevices.com/su_downloads.html) look for the link mentioning the betas I chose the following settings to stream WMA files in native fo

[slim] Re: Playing WMA in native format.

Hello Ceejay, The problem is streaming WMA files in native format. I donot want transcoding the WMA files into MP3 format. I could not download Slimserver 6.2.2, because, when I tried downloading from this link, I get only 6.2.1 version for Windows. (http://www.slimdevices.com/su_downloads.html)

[slim] Re: Playing WMA in native format.

b_prem, I'm still not sure what you are trying to do here. Is your problem with WMAs or AACs? Can you play the files in Softsqueeze? Are you trying to stream WMA files out as an WMA stream to your own client, or do you want it transcoded into MP3? Is your client emulating a Squeezebox, or a

[slim] Re: Playing WMA in native format.

Thanks Ralpho, Were you able to stream unprotected WMA files, with settings as below? ServerSettings --> File Types -->FileFormat=Windows Media, StreamFormat =Windows Media, Decoder=Windows Media. -- b_prem b_prem's Prof

[slim] Re: Playing WMA in native format.

I had a similar issue which turned out to be due to the WMA files being protected. I found that all files I loaded through Windows XP media center were protected but with Media player I could turn this off when I stored my Cd's to the PC. Also I had to delete any that I had already added and com

[slim] Re: Playing WMA in native format.

Thanks Ceejay for the update on AAC. Also, have you tried streaming WMA, with the settings which I have specified. Are you able to stream with those settings? ServerSettings --> File Types -->FileFormat=Windows Media, StreamFormat =Windows Media, Decoder=Windows Media. -- b_prem ---

[slim] Re: Playing WMA in native format.

b_prem Wrote: > 2. Does it mean that, Slimserver does not stream in native AAC format? Correct. Only MP3, FLAC, WMA (lossy, not lossless) and Wav/PCM/AIFF are streamed directly to the SB -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: ht

[slim] Re: Playing WMA in native format.

Thanks Ceejay. 1. Apart from the using Softsqueeze 2.2, i have also used a client written by me, with which I read from the slimserver. When ever I clicked a WMA file, I get a stop slimproto command. Also when I read the HTTP stream, i get only zero bytes. Slimserver is not at all streaming this

[slim] Re: Playing WMA in native format.

Native WMA playing has only recently been added to the Squeezebox firmware, not sure if its made it into Softsqueeze yet (you mention version 2.2 which makes me think you mean Softsqueeze rather than Squeezebox). Slimserver will play AAC files, though the extension is more usually M4A, I think -

[slim] Re: Playing WMA in native format.

Hello All, 1. I tried playing WMA in native format, in Squeeze-box 2.2 and Slimserver 6.2.1. For this I chose, ServerSettings --> File Types -->FileFormat=Windows Media, StreamFormat =Windows Media, Decoder=Windows Media; When, I clicked play from the slimserver, the "Play" option is n