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<blockquote data-quote="AberDino" data-source="post: 16538" data-attributes="member: 11575">Hello juvinious, welcome back!I've got a slightly off-topic question for you, but you might just be able to answer it. Most of the 'pls' files point to mp3-encoded streams, and these are played fine through MP. However, an increasing amount of broadcasters start to use 'MPEG-4 aacPlus' encoded streams (<a href="http://www.opticodec.net" target="_blank">www.opticodec.net</a>). These streams are really good at low bitrates, and ideal for me as a dial-up user (no broadband available). Unfortunately the amount of applications that can play these aacPlus streams is limited at the moment, but the latest Winamp is perfectly suitable. So, I thought I would redirect 'pls' files to Winamp rather than the 'directshow' path within MP. I tried it with and without your Shoutcast plugin registered (just in case your plugin insists on 'opening' the pls file to see what streams are inside it) but can't get this to work. MP3 files can be redirected to Winamp no problem. Since you developed the Shoutcast plugin I'm assuming you might know a bit more about these streaming technologies and maybe you can point me in the right direction. I've posted on this subject before, and I know that other users are interested in getting this to work as well. Thanks in advance!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AberDino, post: 16538, member: 11575"] Hello juvinious, welcome back! I've got a slightly off-topic question for you, but you might just be able to answer it. Most of the 'pls' files point to mp3-encoded streams, and these are played fine through MP. However, an increasing amount of broadcasters start to use 'MPEG-4 aacPlus' encoded streams ([url]www.opticodec.net[/url]). These streams are really good at low bitrates, and ideal for me as a dial-up user (no broadband available). Unfortunately the amount of applications that can play these aacPlus streams is limited at the moment, but the latest Winamp is perfectly suitable. So, I thought I would redirect 'pls' files to Winamp rather than the 'directshow' path within MP. I tried it with and without your Shoutcast plugin registered (just in case your plugin insists on 'opening' the pls file to see what streams are inside it) but can't get this to work. MP3 files can be redirected to Winamp no problem. Since you developed the Shoutcast plugin I'm assuming you might know a bit more about these streaming technologies and maybe you can point me in the right direction. I've posted on this subject before, and I know that other users are interested in getting this to work as well. Thanks in advance! [/QUOTE]

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