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Can't convert audio to Windows Media
madbrain:
--- Quote from: Awesome Donkey on January 25, 2017, 05:44:09 am ---If you're using lossless WMA files, I also recommend converting them to another format like FLAC or APE. At least in the case with APE, you'll know it'll always work in MC - I'd be highly surprised if it ever broke! ;)
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My collection is currently in FLAC and I'm looking to convert it to WMA lossless due to car. The 2015 Volt only supports Windows Media for lossless, no APE or FLAC. The new 2017 Bolt we purchased on 1/26 also only supports WMA lossless, no APE or FLAC. I think the Bolt may support lossless WAV, but that's twice the space and no metadata. I don't think I will be able to convince GM to add FLAC support in this 2017 model Chevrolet Bolt car, much less to the 2015 Volt.
Maybe they'll have some future models of cars that support it, but I hope to keep those 2 cars for many years. I sure hope the WMA issue between JRiver and Microsoft gets fixed. This is really vexing. Really makes me wish I had tried this WMA conversion before paying for the MC22 upgrade 5 days before I discovered this problem and less than 2 weeks before buying a second car that supports Windows Media. But just to be clear, the car decision wouldn't be driven by which formats it supports - the choice of computer media player/converter computer software is, however. I hope JRiver & Microsoft can resolve this ASAP.
Awesome Donkey:
It's up to Microsoft to fix the issue. marko already posted the files you needed in the other topic to get conversion working again - just look for the link located in the word here.
madbrain:
--- Quote from: Awesome Donkey on February 20, 2017, 05:38:56 am ---It's up to Microsoft to fix the issue. marko already posted the files you needed in the other topic to get conversion working again - just look for the link located in the word here.
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Would you please be so kind as to actually post the download URL for those files ?
There is no link in your post. I searched the other topic linked by marko above, and didn't see a download URL in his post either.
Never mind, I found it! I need to get more sleep.
I'm sure there has been some sort of change by Microsoft that affects JRiver Media Center. However, I have other non-MS programs that are still able to output Windows Media - Cyberlink PowerDirector 14 is one. I'm running an encode right now without any issue. It's an audio/video encode, though, not audio-only, and the program only offers a set of fixed profiles, not including lossless - I don't think they offer lossless for video. Is Windows Media only broken for Audio in JRiver Media center ?
madbrain:
So, I tried it with those files. Converting a stereo FLAC to WMA lossless worked fine with, and this WMA lossles file plays fine in the 2017 Bolt.
I also tried converting a 5.1 track track from an SACD . It looks like Media Center created a stereo file out of it. I didn't see any option for 5.1 . This particular WMA stereo file does not play in the car, strangely. It doesn't even show up at all - the file is skipped in the 2017 Bolt.
I also downloaded a 5.1 WMA file (not lossless) which plays file in Media Center. This file does not play in the 2017 Bolt either, it is skipped too.
Haven't tried in the 2015 Volt yet. Need to use different USB sticks and different file systems. Misplaced the smaller stick, will try tomorrow.
JimH:
WMA files (zipped)
Thanks, Marko.
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