Re: [slim] Squeezebox not playing m4a files

Although I, too, try to avoid Apple products, I do occasionally make use of iTunes, but now only EVER to buy non-DRM files (the iTunes plus format), which are structured as .m4a. I have in the past routinely converted these to something else (usually 192 kbs .mp3s) using iTunes, in order to play

Re: [slim] Squeezebox not playing m4a files

Thanks so much! It worked. -- Pete7874 Pete7874's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13825 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48643

Re: [slim] Squeezebox not playing m4a files

I think this post (#6) has complete instructions http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=280799#post280799 Please use *Wordpad* and not Notepad when editing convert.conf Read SqueezeCenter wherever it say Slimserver. You put the faad.exe (or faad2.exe I can't remember the exact name) in t

Re: [slim] Squeezebox not playing m4a files

bpa;309807 Wrote: > If you don't want Quicktime installed there are alternatives such as > faad and mplayer but you will need to edit the convert.conf file. Thanks. So how should I edit it? -- Pete7874 Pete7874's Profil

Re: [slim] Squeezebox not playing m4a files

The transcoding application mov123 which is distributed with SC uses the QuickTime libraries to decode m4a files. If you are on a Windows platform and you haven't got Quicktime installed then m4a decoding will not happen. If you don't want Quicktime installed there are alternatives such as faad a

Re: [slim] Squeezebox not playing m4a files

pfarrell;309775 Wrote: > > "The .M4P extension is AAC purchased from Apple's Music Store (iTune) > and is protected by a Digital Rights Management scheme." > > Doesn't seem like you are doing too well at that if you buy at the > iTunes store. its owned by Apple. > Who said anything about .M

Re: [slim] Squeezebox not playing m4a files

> If you ARE trying to play purchased iTunes files, it won't work. There are workarounds, however. And the better quality iTunes files come without DRM. -- Nostromo Nostromo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member

Re: [slim] Squeezebox not playing m4a files

pfarrell;309775 Wrote: > > "The .M4P extension is AAC purchased from Apple's Music Store (iTune) > and is protected by a Digital Rights Management scheme." > Yes, but .m4a is different than .m4p (he said .M4A). If you rip CDs using iTunes as AAC it will tag them as .m4a. You'll need to inst

Re: [slim] Squeezebox not playing m4a files

Pete7874 wrote: > Umm... no. Is it mandatory? I try to avoid everything Apple at all > costs. "The .M4P extension is AAC purchased from Apple's Music Store (iTune) and is protected by a Digital Rights Management scheme." Doesn't seem like you are doing too well at that if you buy at the iTune

Re: [slim] Squeezebox not playing m4a files

Umm... no. Is it mandatory? I try to avoid everything Apple at all costs. Can I use something else for that purpose? -- Pete7874 Pete7874's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13825 View this thread

Re: [slim] Squeezebox not playing m4a files

Have you installed Quicktime ? -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48643

[slim] Squeezebox not playing m4a files

I've got SB3 and SqueezeCenter Version: 7.0 - 17793 - Windows Vista - EN - cp1250 Perl Version: 5.8.8 MSWin32-x86-multi-thread MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt Platform Architecture: 586 My player plays AAC streams fine (via mplayer), but it does not play M4A files. Whenever I press play on