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More => Old Versions => Media Jukebox => Topic started by: chewy on June 13, 2010, 01:01:30 pm

Title: Lossless m4a?
Post by: chewy on June 13, 2010, 01:01:30 pm

Is there any support for lossless m4a files in Media Jukebox? Or is there any way to add support for it?

Title: Re: Lossless m4a?
Post by: Alex B on June 14, 2010, 04:49:32 pm

You need to install the DC-Bass Source DirectShow filter. More info:

http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=55606.msg377942#msg377942

Title: Re: Lossless m4a?
Post by: Taxee on July 31, 2010, 01:07:56 pm

I installed the DC-Bass Source filter as shown and still nothing (I get an error message that it won't play back the file type).

What am I missing?

Thanks for any suggestions...

Title: Re: Lossless m4a?
Post by: JimH on July 31, 2010, 01:38:54 pm

Please try this:
http://wiki.jrmediacenter.com/index.php/MP4_and_M4A_File_Support

Title: Re: Lossless m4a?
Post by: Taxee on July 31, 2010, 03:02:46 pm

It appears that the problem was that I was using DC-Bass Source ver 1.1.1 and not ver 1.2.

However, the link above to the ver 1.2 download is broken.  I managed to find it in the K-Lite Codec package but didn't install the rest of the codecs and can now play ALAC m4a files

I looked for a download for just ver 1.2 but couldn't find one.

Is a hyphen in a file name a unicode character?  That is the only thing that appears to be in the filenames that would prevent v.1.1 from working.

Thanks for the assistance.

Title: Re: Lossless m4a?
Post by: Taxee on July 31, 2010, 03:27:47 pm

Sorry, it appears that the problem is a little stranger than I thought.

I can actually play most ALAC files but there are about 190 m4a files that I have that MC15 won't play.  iTunes and quicktime will play them with no problem but MC15 won't.

I converted the files from FLAC to ALAC using dBpoweramp.

Any ideas?

Title: Re: Lossless m4a?
Post by: Taxee on August 02, 2010, 01:53:46 pm

Latest step was to reconvert all of the FLAC files to ALAC.  Still no go.

Does anyone have a clue why MC15 will play most ALAC files but won't play these files?  They will play under iTunes or Quicktime so the files are not corrupt.

Title: Re: Lossless m4a?
Post by: Taxee on August 02, 2010, 02:49:52 pm

I finally got it working.

Didn't really change anything.  Just changed stuff back and forth a few times.

It seems that MC15 is a little flaky when it comes to ALAC files.