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Winamp

Posted: Wed 07 Jul, 2004 18.45
by hjr
Is it possible to play WMA files in winamp, does this require a plug-in?

hjr

Posted: Wed 07 Jul, 2004 20.15
by DJGM
Winamp should be able to play WMA files, as long as you specify this during installation.

Posted: Wed 07 Jul, 2004 23.59
by Neil Jones
From the online documentation for Winamp:

Winamp allows you to play many popular media formats:

Audio formats include: CDA, MP3, MP2, MP1, AAC, NSA, OGG, WMA, MID, MIDI, RMI, KAR, MIZ, MOD, MDZ, NST, STM, STZ, S3M, S3Z, IT, ITZ, XM, XMZ, MTM, ULT, 669, FAR, AMF, OKT, PTM, WAV, VOC, AU, SND, AIF, AIFF

Video formats include: MPG, MPEG, M2V, AVI, ASF, WMV, NSV

Playlist formats include: M3U, PLS

Looks like quite a bit of stuff but not Quicktime or Real.

Posted: Thu 08 Jul, 2004 01.04
by dvboy
There's a plugin you can get to play Real files in WinAmp (it doesn't work with streamed Real media in WinAmp 5 but does in 2)

Posted: Thu 08 Jul, 2004 06.21
by Chris
Winamp can play bog standard unprotected WMA files but I don't think it can handle any infected by vile MS DRM.

Posted: Fri 09 Jul, 2004 23.46
by James Martin
I hate WMA - OGG however is possibly going to overtake MP3...

Posted: Sat 10 Jul, 2004 03.08
by DAS
I have yet to encounter a wma that doesn't sound tinny.