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RealPlayer 10 m4a files

Hello

I have ripped a CD in RealPlayer 10 to m4a, but I cannot play it in foobar, I get the following message.....

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INFO (CORE) : startup time: 7491 ms
INFO (CORE) : opening file for playback :
INFO (CORE) : location: "file://C:\Documents and Settings\Jim Bell\Desktop\Radiohead\Kid A\01 - Everything In Its Right Place.m4a" (0)
ERROR (foo_input_std) : MP4: expected sample rate: 1000, got: 44100.


Ben

RealPlayer 10 m4a files

Reply #1 –
Has already been fixed yesterday. Wait for new foobar.

Menno

RealPlayer 10 m4a files

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Has already been fixed yesterday. Wait for new foobar.

Menno

Thanks

RealPlayer 10 m4a files

Reply #3 –
There is also an incompatibility with 3ivx MP4 splitter 4.5.1, that will be resolved in their next release. We were putting the wrong value in a field that should have been ignored, so there was actually a problem in both implementations.

[3ivx problem same as foobar]
Sr. Codec Engineer (video) | RealNetworks Codec Group | helixcommunity.org 
This information is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,  grants no rights, and reflects my personal opinion.

RealPlayer 10 m4a files

Reply #4 –
Karl (or anybody else who knows),

Has this bug described in this thread in RealPlayer been fixed in the "new" version of RealPlayer that was released on Monday (2 days ago) as described in the below News.com article?

http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5186610.html?tag=nefd.top

Or do I need to wait for a future update of RealPlayer 10?

RealPlayer 10 m4a files

Reply #5 –
I think that may be a delayed news article describing the Gold release from a little while back, and I am not sure this bug was been categorized as important enough to release a slipstream for, but I will ask. I do not know the MP4 file format myself, but the field is supposed to be ignored by players.
"When a file is read as an MPEG-4 file, the values in the template  fields shall be ignored. "
Using the wrong value is still non-compliant though.

EDIT: as far as I know, only 3ivx 4.5.1 currently has a problem with these files, but this will be fixed in their next update. Foobar fixed the problem in 0.8.1, and all other players I have tried work fine, incl iPod and iTunes. If anyone know of other players or decoders that have a problem, let us know. Thanks.
Sr. Codec Engineer (video) | RealNetworks Codec Group | helixcommunity.org 
This information is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,  grants no rights, and reflects my personal opinion.

RealPlayer 10 m4a files

Reply #6 –
Thanks for your reply Karl. I appreciate it.

RealPlayer 10 m4a files

Reply #7 –
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Since it can already playback HE AAC encoded M4A files, adding encoding should be pretty easy as you already have the licenses from CodingTechnologies and could pay a fee per encoder license/unlock code you sell I presume.


this doesnt sound logical to me... i might be wrong, but i really doubt decoder needs a payed license, otherwise foobar would never be able to playback HE AAC files, as it does

RealPlayer 10 m4a files

Reply #8 –
Patent issues, etc. exist. Anyway my discussion you replied to about HE AAC encoders/decoders has been moved to a new thread at:

http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....howtopic=20559&

to keep from possibly leading this existing thread off topic. Please reply about this over there. Thanks.

RealPlayer 10 m4a files

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this doesnt sound logical to me... i might be wrong, but i really doubt decoder needs a payed license, otherwise foobar would never be able to playback HE AAC files, as it does

Foobar is simply an unlicensed decoder, some people would call this "illegal"

RealPlayer 10 m4a files

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i might be wrong, but i really doubt decoder needs a payed license, otherwise foobar would never be able to playback HE AAC files, as it does

These are the licensing fees for HE AAC:
http://www.vialicensing.com/products/HE_AA...ense.terms.html

So, yes, if Foobar isn't paying them, it is illegal.

Of course, it depends on ViaLicensing to go after their payment. If they don't care about Foobar, then it's not our problem.