Re: Media Player 10 and MP3 ripping

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From: zachd [ms] (zachd_at_nomailplz.online.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/30/04


Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:57:20 -0800


You can tweak the settings for "LowRate" and "LowRateSample" (or just delete
the "LowRateSample" value...) to be whatever you want. If it's supported,
it'll work. If not, try a different value. It's not too rough to figure
this out. :)

-- 
(speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
See http://www.zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
Following up to your post with the resolution is good netiquette.
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"Deano Rodrigues" <DeanoRodrigues@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
message news:7E6C045C-7DAB-4D36-A0C1-F31905184A39@microsoft.com...
> yeah i had the same problem... but you say "anything other than 128kbps, 
> but
> all the alternatives are higher bitrates, which are too big for me to put
> them on my cell phone... is there no way of getting it to rip at 64kbps???
>
> thanks
>
> "zachd [ms]" wrote:
>
>>
>> The work-around is to go to WMP's Tools:Options:Rip Music menu and select
>> anything other than 128kbps in the drop-down.
>>
>> The fix is to delete the registry value
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Settings\Mp3Encoding\LowrateSample
>> ..
>>
>> -Z
>> -- 
>> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
>> See http://www.zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>> Following up to your post with the resolution is good netiquette.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no 
>> rights.
>> Now Playing: "10  hollertronix -" by "Hollertronix" in WMP10.
>> --
>>
>> "TLynnJPEG" <TLynnJPEG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:08F4B1DF-CD05-4D05-B7BA-21572A67A036@microsoft.com...
>> > Is there any way to fix this problem?  Because I had the same issue. 
>> > And
>> > I
>> > never installed a Rip-Pack, so unless it came with Media Player 9, I
>> > didn't
>> > have it.  I tried re-installing Media Player 10, but it still says I 
>> > need
>> > to
>> > install an encoder.
>> >
>> > "Chris Lanier [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I think you should of uninstalled the Rip-Pack before you installed 
>> >> WMP
>> >> 10,
>> >> as it includes its own MP3 Encoder.
>> >>
>> >> -- 
>> >> NOTE: Replies are to help benefit others in helping
>> >> you and reproducing issues, not necessarily for me
>> >> to get back to you.
>> >> ----
>> >> "Les" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:219701c4a21c$3f3e7ba0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> >I had Media player 9 installed on my Windows Xp machine
>> >> > and was able to rip from Cds to MP3s, I know everything I
>> >> > read says it would not. I upgraded to media player 10 and
>> >> > now when I go to rip it says a compatible mp3 encoder
>> >> > can't be found.
>> >> >
>> >> > Anyone else have this.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>> 


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