Re: What's the difference between MMJB WMAs and WMP WMAs?

Tech-Archive recommends: Speed Up your PC by fixing your registry

From: Chris Lanier [MVP] (cal2002a_at_hotmail.NOSPAM.com)
Date: 06/09/04 

Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 14:32:59 -0500

I don't think there should be any difference, I'm assuming it uses the same
encoder. I think you should ask MMJB folks to see what they say. 

-- 
Chris Lanier
Microsoft MVP - Digital Media
---
"Vic" <vic21218@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:196bcf3d.0406090500.dc89ff6@posting.google.com...
> I just purchased a Pioneer DEH-P4600MP, a car receiver/CD player
> specifically because it's
> supposed to be able to play CD-ROMs with WMA files. What I have found
> is that WMA files that I ripped using MusicMatch Jukebox (MMJB)
> wouldn't play at all, but WMAs ripped using Windows Media Player (WMP)
> play fine. I've been very careful to keep the recording parameters the
> exact same in both cases (128 kbps, continuous bitrate, no digital
> rights management). The manual for the deck states that WMA files
> ripped on some programs may or may not play, but don't say anything
> more. Unfortunately, I have taken my entire CD collection and ripped
> it using MMJB to WMA files, none of which will play on my new deck.
>
> Any ideas why MMJB WMAs will not play while WMP WMAs won't? Is there
> anything I can do to get the MMJB WMAs so that they will play, short
> of converting everything to MP3s?

Relevant Pages

  • Re: WMP 9 MP3 Speed Issue
    ... local disk drive, no, I haven't. ... And as for WMA files, ... Again, these files play fine from this CD at home on WinAmp, but since I made ... I'm stuck with WMP to play them... ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsmedia)
  • Re: WMP10 / WMA9.0
    ... I contacted Panasonic UK about unplayable MP10 WMA files on my not very old ... I then asked how do I create WMA files under MP10 that play and have ... > relevant deck vendor in order to address, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsmedia.player)
  • Re: WMP11 (Vista) and .wma files with DPM
    ... I noticed that both the DRM version and Indiv version are listed. ... "Seymour Newman" wrote in message ... All other files types and non-DRM .wma play with nary a problem. ... However WMP11 can play all files and even non-DPM .wma files with a problem. ...
    (microsoft.public.multimedia.windows.mediaplayer)
  • Whats the difference between MMJB WMAs and WMP WMAs?
    ... I just purchased a Pioneer DEH-P4600MP, a car receiver/CD player ... supposed to be able to play CD-ROMs with WMA files. ... Any ideas why MMJB WMAs will not play while WMP WMAs won't? ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsmedia.player)
  • Re: WMP11 (Vista) and .wma files with DPM
    ... All other files types and non-DRM .wma play with nary a problem. ... However WMP11 can play all files and even non-DPM .wma files with a problem. ... I did think that a work-around was to play a non-DPM .wma file and then play the file in question. ...
    (microsoft.public.multimedia.windows.mediaplayer)