2 questions

RiderX · Post by **RiderX** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:52 pm

ok im getting a fancy videonow type thing that lets me record shows and content form my computer, tv, and other stuff (130 bucks at overstock.com) and i am wondering 2 things

1) whats a WMA?
2) is tehre a program i can use to convert music videos to MPEG(4)?

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:58 pm

WMA is Windows Media Audio, Microsoft's proprietary audio codec designed to compete with mp3 and others.

Af for mpeg-4, do you mean an mpeg-4 codec, or the mpeg-4 container?

RiderX · Post by **RiderX** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 9:50 am

not sure, i do know that the player im getting supposeively can record tv program when plugged into the set, and can plaback mpeg4 files amd mp3s but ive seen a few MP3 players able to play WMA

Brsrk · Post by **Brsrk** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 12:08 pm

Most media players now-a-days support many types of music containers and codecs. WAV, MP3, MP2, WMA, OGG, AC3, FLAK, AAC, the list can go on. Same with vide codecs and containers. MPEG, AVI, OGM, MKV, QT, RM, I think there's a few more.

From what you're describing as the problem is, try updating your encoding codecs and upgrade to the lastest version of the media player you use. Also, when you're exporting, let your video export, and nothing else. No IMs, no solitare (I learned the hard way with this one), just exporting,

RiderX · Post by **RiderX** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 4:55 pm

what?

no im not making a video, im talking about for christmas, do you think the music videos i have will work on my "mp3 player" its not relaly an mp3 player, it cna show video and whatnot, and im not sure if it has codecs and stuff

Eek-1 · Post by **Eek-1** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 4:36 am

RiderX wrote:...do you think the music videos i have will work on my "mp3 player" its not relaly an mp3 player, it cna show video and whatnot, and im not sure if it has codecs and stuff

The player has codecs installed in the hardware (and I don't think you can ever update it.) Whatever the codecs are all listed in the user manual. Whether or not it can play the mpeg4 video correctly depends on how the video is encoded.