Help with m4a files

ezekuel · 2006-04-30, 19:40

Hi.
I have problems playing .m4a files in MediaPortal. MP just wont play my files. If I open the files up in Windows MediaPlayer it plays correct.
I have Nero Digital innstalled.

Can someone help me?

ElvisMcDuck · 2006-05-05, 00:30

Hi

I also had problems with .m4a files.
Mediaportal would play them, but there were no sound.
So I did a little googeling and came across this site :
http://www.fourcc.org/codecs.php
Installed the mp4a codec and the problem was solved.

But, in my case, Windows mediaplayer wont play them, so maybe your problem is different from what I had. Or maybe you have a mediaplayer plugin I am missing.

Anyway, I hope this will help you.

ezekuel · 2006-05-05, 14:34

Hi.

Thanks for the link.

I found a codec called CoreAAC a few days back, installed it and MP plays my music.
BUT MyMusic doesn`t show the lenght of the songs. Behind every m4a song it says 0.00.
Do you see the length of the song? Is there a way to get MP to show this?

And what codec did you install?

ElvisMcDuck · 2006-05-08, 13:19

Just as you say the files shows with a lenght of 0:00, but on the now playing screen they show up the correct time.

I installed the codec called mp4a from media excel.

webdes03 · 2006-08-15, 18:25

I encountered the same problem...

Downloading a copy of the 3ivx package did it for me...

As you all have said, the times don't seem to work, but the music does play...

3ivx D 4.5 - MPEG-4 Audio and Video Codec

2006-04-30, 19:40	#1 (permalink)
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2006-05-05, 00:30	#2 (permalink)
ElvisMcDuck Portal Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Skedsmokorset Age: 37 Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Hi I also had problems with .m4a files. Mediaportal would play them, but there were no sound. So I did a little googeling and came across this site : http://www.fourcc.org/codecs.php Installed the mp4a codec and the problem was solved. But, in my case, Windows mediaplayer wont play them, so maybe your problem is different from what I had. Or maybe you have a mediaplayer plugin I am missing. Anyway, I hope this will help you.

2006-05-05, 14:34	#3 (permalink)
ezekuel Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oslo Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi. Thanks for the link. I found a codec called CoreAAC a few days back, installed it and MP plays my music. BUT MyMusic doesn`t show the lenght of the songs. Behind every m4a song it says 0.00. Do you see the length of the song? Is there a way to get MP to show this? And what codec did you install?

2006-05-08, 13:19	#4 (permalink)
ElvisMcDuck Portal Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Skedsmokorset Age: 37 Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Just as you say the files shows with a lenght of 0:00, but on the now playing screen they show up the correct time. I installed the codec called mp4a from media excel.

2006-08-15, 18:25	#5 (permalink)
webdes03 Portal Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 17 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I encountered the same problem... Downloading a copy of the 3ivx package did it for me... As you all have said, the times don't seem to work, but the music does play... 3ivx D 4.5 - MPEG-4 Audio and Video Codec