[mythtv-users] MythMusic is working

rwk at americom.com rwk at americom.com
Fri May 30 09:58:43 EDT 2003


Hi,

I just got MythMusic working.  It uses the backend mysql server and
plays music (stored on the backend) using NFS perfectly!

I ran into a problem however...

My son has a large collection of music he imported from his CD
collection using Windows Media Player.  I set this up using Samba some
time ago and all his music is stored on the backend machine.  I never
realized it until now, but Windows Media Player uses WMA format (not
MP3).  The music I ripped under Linux is stored as MP3s.

When MythMusic imports the songs, it skips the WMA files.

I did determine that Linux "mplayer" does play WMA files with no problem.

Is there a reason why MythMusic can't play WMA files (or won't import
them if it will play them)?  That is, can't it use the same codecs thet
mplayer uses?

Thanks,
Dick


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