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Title: AAC stream won't play
Post by: AoXoMoXoA on February 14, 2009, 09:15:55 am

I tried to set up MC to play an AAC stream from internet radio, but was unsucessful.

When I tried to follow Alex's instructions above I find that there is no AC3Filter to select, only AC3Parser Filter.
I installed QuickTime Alternative with no luck so I went ahead and installed QuickTime (as much as I detested having to do so) yet still no AC3Filter (even after a reboot).

Any clues?

Title: AAC stream won't play
Post by: Yaobing on February 14, 2009, 09:28:15 am

Quote from: AoXoMoXoA on February 14, 2009, 09:15:55 am

I tried to set up MC to play an AAC stream from internet radio, but was unsucessful.

When I tried to follow Alex's instructions above I find that there is no AC3Filter to select, only AC3Parser Filter.
I installed QuickTime Alternative with no luck so I went ahead and installed QuickTime (as much as I detested having to do so) yet still no AC3Filter (even after a reboot).

Any clues?

AC3Filter is not part of CCCP, nor Quicktime, nor MC.

You have to download (http://ac3filter.net/) and install it.  Depending on the contents, you may also need DC-Bass filter linked by Alex above.

Title: AAC stream won't play
Post by: AoXoMoXoA on February 14, 2009, 09:45:11 am

OK, thanks. I have installed the AC3Filter, and set the settings as described by Alex (and shown in the pictures) yet when I click on the AAC stream playlist in MC it simply freezes.
I know the stream is good as foobar will play it with no issues.

 ?

Title: AAC stream won't play
Post by: Yaobing on February 14, 2009, 11:01:34 am

Can you provide a link to the stream?

Title: AAC stream won't play
Post by: AoXoMoXoA on February 14, 2009, 12:27:56 pm

Quote from: Yaobing on February 14, 2009, 11:01:34 am

Can you provide a link to the stream?

http://www.radioparadise.com/musiclinks/rp_128aac-2.m3u (http://www.radioparadise.com/musiclinks/rp_128aac-2.m3u)

Title: AAC stream won't play
Post by: Yaobing on February 14, 2009, 01:53:49 pm

Quote from: AoXoMoXoA on February 14, 2009, 12:27:56 pm

http://www.radioparadise.com/musiclinks/rp_128aac-2.m3u (http://www.radioparadise.com/musiclinks/rp_128aac-2.m3u)

Hm..., another one of this case.  m3u is a mp3 playlist, so MC treats it as mp3.

Title: AAC stream won't play
Post by: Alex B on February 14, 2009, 02:24:27 pm

Quote from: AoXoMoXoA on February 14, 2009, 09:15:55 am

When I tried to follow Alex's instructions above I find that there is no AC3Filter to select...

This discussion was about local aac files, not online streams.

The DC-Bass Source filter has the splitter and the decoder components in the same filter. No additional filters are needed for playing local aac files. I don't know if DC-Bass Source can be used for decoding internet streams.

AC3Filter has nothing to do with for aac. I used AC3Filter only for postprocessing. It's main function is to decode Dolby Digital (AC3) and DTS audio, but it can be set to postprocess any decoded DirectShow audio. As I said, it's optional.

Radio Paradise provides several stream formats:
http://www.radioparadise.com/content.php?name=Listen

I'm now listening to the 192 kbps MP3 stream.

Listening to: 'Don't Ask Me Questions' from 'HTTP Stream' by 'Graham Parker' on Media Center 13

Title: AAC stream won't play
Post by: AoXoMoXoA on February 14, 2009, 02:53:06 pm

OK, well my fault.    :-[
I picked up the thread mid-stream on a search for how to play aac and failed to be thorough.

I can use the 192mp3 stream, but the 128aac seems to sound better and I believe it uses less bandwidth.