[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: .wma format to something else

MadHat madhat at unspecific.com
Mon Sep 15 16:37:00 CDT 2003


On Mon, 2003-09-15 at 16:16, Alton R. Pouncey, II wrote:
> > I keep running into issues with the Mickeysquash .wma format. 
> >
> > Does anyone know a tool or utility for Linux that will either play
> > (vsound to capture the audio stream) or convert to another format?
> > Ideally, something that I can also use as a plugin to netscape or
> > mozilla for listening to audio soundbytes on the web.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Alvin
> 
> Alvin,
> 
> Give mplayer a try - the site says it should support it.  
> 
> http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design6/info.html

Be careful if you care about licensing.  The way they do their codecs is
a little questionable, and is so noted on their page.  Testing it now.

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