WMA codecs ??

**Compunuts** · 05-13-2006, 08:14 AM

Does anyone know where I can get the codec plugin for Totem which can handle WMA files?

Ubuntu 5.10 , Gnome, AMD64, Totem 1.2.0, TotemGstreamer 1.2.0

TIA

**Compunuts** · 05-13-2006, 08:20 AM

Ah, nevermind. Got it. I removed Gstreamer and installed Xine backend. Works well now.

**Lovechild** · 05-13-2006, 11:15 PM

Fluendo are currently working on brining legal codec support to GStreamer - I'm currently testing the wma/wmv plugins and they are working really well for me so in a short time you to can get legally licensed support on your Linux box - the pricing should be about 5$

**Kernel_Killer** · 05-13-2006, 11:58 PM

Is WMA3 working now? I know it still isn't in anyone on OS X. :/

**Compunuts** · 05-14-2006, 12:16 AM

Crap.... even xine don't work well.

The encoding was for WM Player V9 (according to the site). It will play a few and then stopped working until restart. I'm going to file bug report when I have more time and play with the site again.

Lovechild; I think charing for the works of properitary compartible codes are fine but will hurt the business prospect in the long run. I simply don't buy from anyone who uses those formats or won't let me sample it. This site I'm trying was trying to sell me music files over the Net for non-English songs. But they really limit themselves by making it only WMA files and I'm not going to buy codes just to be able to play WMA files. I'm not going to drop dead not being able to listen to the file formats they are trying to sell me. I take it as their loss.