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alice

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Mar 27, 2010, 3:55:03 PM3/27/10
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I have an mp3 file (128kbps, 44100Hz, MPEG 1 Layer III) that plays
fine in Windows Media Player, but will not open in Adobe Audition. I
get an error that says it is not the correct codec. I don't *really*
need to open it, but at this point I'm just curious why this is
happening and what I could do to get it to open. Any ideas? Is there
a
program or a method by which I could change it, and if so what would
I
change it to?

richard

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Mar 27, 2010, 3:58:52 PM3/27/10
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Obvious. You do not have the correct codec. Which is the heart of the
beast. No codec, no play. I just love it when they say this stuff and don't
bother to tell you what you need and how to get it.

Find out what adobe audition uses as a codec and see if you can convert it.

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chuckcar

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Mar 27, 2010, 4:54:09 PM3/27/10
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alice <al...@fearofdolls.com> wrote in
news:ce2c8957-e30d-45d9...@l4g2000pro.googlegroups.com:

> I have an mp3 file (128kbps, 44100Hz, MPEG 1 Layer III)


Then it's *not* a mp3. An mp3 uses MPEG3 compression. Hence the name.


> fine in Windows Media Player, but will not open in Adobe Audition. I
> get an error that says it is not the correct codec. I don't *really*
> need to open it, but at this point I'm just curious why this is
> happening and what I could do to get it to open. Any ideas? Is there
> a
> program or a method by which I could change it, and if so what would
> I
> change it to?
>

.mpg which is it's proper extension.


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chuckcar

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Mar 28, 2010, 2:38:18 PM3/28/10
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Evan Platt <ev...@theobvious.espphotography.com> wrote in
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> On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:54:09 +0000 (UTC), chuckcar <ch...@nil.car>
> wrote:
>
>>alice <al...@fearofdolls.com> wrote in
>>news:ce2c8957-e30d-45d9...@l4g2000pro.googlegroups.com:
>>
>>> I have an mp3 file (128kbps, 44100Hz, MPEG 1 Layer III)
>>
>>
>>Then it's *not* a mp3. An mp3 uses MPEG3 compression. Hence the name.
>

> So, it couldn't be a LAME encoded MP3?


>
>>.mpg which is it's proper extension.
>

> Oh. Of course. Not mp4, but you know for a fact MPG...
>
No, that would be a file with MPEG4 compression of course idiot.

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The Old Sourdough

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Mar 28, 2010, 9:36:13 PM3/28/10
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chuckcar mumbled in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:

>> I have an mp3 file (128kbps, 44100Hz, MPEG 1 Layer III)


> Then it's *not* a mp3. An mp3 uses MPEG3 compression. Hence the name.

Damn, you're a stupid shit. Before you spout this crap, do you ever even
bother to do a little reading?

http://mpeg.chiariglione.org/


>> fine in Windows Media Player, but will not open in Adobe Audition. I
>> get an error that says it is not the correct codec. I don't *really*
>> need to open it, but at this point I'm just curious why this is
>> happening and what I could do to get it to open. Any ideas? Is there
>> a
>> program or a method by which I could change it, and if so what would
>> I
>> change it to?
>>
> .mpg which is it's proper extension.

Like I say, you are a stupid shit.

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david hillstrom

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Mar 28, 2010, 9:48:04 PM3/28/10
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On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:36:13 -0500, The Old Sourdough
<sen...@all.times> wrote:

> chuckcar mumbled in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:
>> alice <al...@fearofdolls.com> wrote in
>> news:ce2c8957-e30d-45d9...@l4g2000pro.googlegroups.com:
>
>>> I have an mp3 file (128kbps, 44100Hz, MPEG 1 Layer III)
>
>
>> Then it's *not* a mp3. An mp3 uses MPEG3 compression. Hence the name.
>
>Damn, you're a stupid shit. Before you spout this crap, do you ever even
>bother to do a little reading?
>
>http://mpeg.chiariglione.org/
>
>
>>> fine in Windows Media Player, but will not open in Adobe Audition. I
>>> get an error that says it is not the correct codec. I don't *really*
>>> need to open it, but at this point I'm just curious why this is
>>> happening and what I could do to get it to open. Any ideas? Is there
>>> a
>>> program or a method by which I could change it, and if so what would
>>> I
>>> change it to?
>>>
>> .mpg which is it's proper extension.
>
>Like I say, you are a stupid shit.

a lot of people seem to say that about him.

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chuckcar

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Mar 28, 2010, 10:40:58 PM3/28/10
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The Old Sourdough <sen...@all.times> wrote in
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> chuckcar mumbled in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:
>> alice <al...@fearofdolls.com> wrote in
>> news:ce2c8957-e30d-45d9...@l4g2000pro.googlegroups.com:
>
>>> I have an mp3 file (128kbps, 44100Hz, MPEG 1 Layer III)
>
>
>> Then it's *not* a mp3. An mp3 uses MPEG3 compression. Hence the name.
>
> Damn, you're a stupid shit. Before you spout this crap, do you ever
> even bother to do a little reading?
>
> http://mpeg.chiariglione.org/
>

And where does it mention mp3 pray tell? It doesn't use the term divx
or xvid either strangely enough even though they're commonly called
mpeg4.

How long did it take you to find a site that *only* talks about compression
algorithms and not codecs?

The Old Sourdough

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Mar 29, 2010, 5:28:09 AM3/29/10
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chuckcar mumbled in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:
> The Old Sourdough <sen...@all.times> wrote in
> news:kKSdnaH8s5WQmS3W...@giganews.com:

>> chuckcar mumbled in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:
>>> alice <al...@fearofdolls.com> wrote in
>>> news:ce2c8957-e30d-45d9...@l4g2000pro.googlegroups.com:
>>
>>>> I have an mp3 file (128kbps, 44100Hz, MPEG 1 Layer III)
>>
>>
>>> Then it's *not* a mp3. An mp3 uses MPEG3 compression. Hence the name.
>>
>> Damn, you're a stupid shit. Before you spout this crap, do you ever
>> even bother to do a little reading?
>>
>> http://mpeg.chiariglione.org/
>>
> And where does it mention mp3 pray tell? It doesn't use the term divx
> or xvid either strangely enough even though they're commonly called
> mpeg4.

Right at the top, under MPEG1. The OP has an mp3 file, which is an audio
file encoded using MPEG1 layer 3 compression, NOT MPEG3.

> How long did it take you to find a site that *only* talks about compression
> algorithms and not codecs?

Quit trying to change directions in the middle of the river. We're talking
compression algorithms, not codecs. You told the OP he had an MPEG3
compressed file, which he clearly did not. mp3 files do not use MPEG3.

It didn't take long to find that site, since I have it (and others)
bookmarked, something you should try. Once again, mp3 files do not
use MPEG3 compression, they use MPEG1 compression.There is no MPEG3
compression standard, it was combined into MPEG2.

rf

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Mar 29, 2010, 6:35:27 AM3/29/10
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"The Old Sourdough" <sen...@all.times> wrote in message
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> chuckcar mumbled in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:

>> And where does it mention mp3 pray tell? It doesn't use the term divx
>> or xvid either strangely enough even though they're commonly called
>> mpeg4.

> Once again, mp3 files do not


> use MPEG3 compression, they use MPEG1 compression.There is no MPEG3
> compression standard, it was combined into MPEG2.

You forgot to consider chucktards reading and comprehension skills.

From the viewpoint you might find within chucktards mind mp3 is probably
identically equal to MPEG3. After all there are a lot of similar letters and
numbers in the two.

Just like freeware === open source.


The Old Sourdough

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Mar 29, 2010, 8:36:52 AM3/29/10
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rf mumbled in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:

> "The Old Sourdough" <sen...@all.times> wrote in message
> news:LdCdnW33KYQ07y3W...@giganews.com...
>> chuckcar mumbled in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:

>>> And where does it mention mp3 pray tell? It doesn't use the term divx
>>> or xvid either strangely enough even though they're commonly called
>>> mpeg4.

>> Once again, mp3 files do not
>> use MPEG3 compression, they use MPEG1 compression.There is no MPEG3
>> compression standard, it was combined into MPEG2.

> You forgot to consider chucktards reading and comprehension skills.

ITYM, "Lack thereof"

> From the viewpoint you might find within chucktards mind mp3 is probably
> identically equal to MPEG3. After all there are a lot of similar letters and
> numbers in the two.

> Just like freeware === open source.


<snicker>

chuckcar

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Mar 29, 2010, 10:53:42 AM3/29/10
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The Old Sourdough <sen...@all.times> wrote in
news:LdCdnW33KYQ07y3W...@giganews.com:

> chuckcar mumbled in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:
>> The Old Sourdough <sen...@all.times> wrote in
>> news:kKSdnaH8s5WQmS3W...@giganews.com:
>

>> And where does it mention mp3 pray tell? It doesn't use the term divx


>> or xvid either strangely enough even though they're commonly called
>> mpeg4.
>
> Right at the top, under MPEG1. The OP has an mp3 file, which is an
> audio file encoded using MPEG1 layer 3 compression, NOT MPEG3.
>
>> How long did it take you to find a site that *only* talks about
>> compression algorithms and not codecs?
>
> Quit trying to change directions in the middle of the river. We're
> talking compression algorithms, not codecs. You told the OP he had an
> MPEG3 compressed file, which he clearly did not. mp3 files do not use
> MPEG3.
>

No, we were talking about a file that doesn't play because of a mismatch
between the codecs and the file extension. Nothing more. WMP is very
picky about that. Most other players simply don't care. As it should be.
The compression "standard" (if you can even use those two words together)
is completely irrelevent.

> It didn't take long to find that site, since I have it (and others)
> bookmarked, something you should try. Once again, mp3 files do not
> use MPEG3 compression, they use MPEG1 compression.There is no MPEG3
> compression standard, it was combined into MPEG2.
>

ROFL. Pure bullshit.

And what about mpeg4?

Aardvark

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Mar 29, 2010, 2:24:03 PM3/29/10
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On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:53:42 +0000, chuckcar wrote:

> irrelevent

WTF?????

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The Old Sourdough

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Mar 29, 2010, 2:34:28 PM3/29/10
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chuckcar mumbled in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:
> The Old Sourdough <sen...@all.times> wrote in
> news:LdCdnW33KYQ07y3W...@giganews.com:

>> chuckcar mumbled in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:
>>> The Old Sourdough <sen...@all.times> wrote in
>>> news:kKSdnaH8s5WQmS3W...@giganews.com:
>>

>>> And where does it mention mp3 pray tell? It doesn't use the term divx
>>> or xvid either strangely enough even though they're commonly called
>>> mpeg4.
>>
>> Right at the top, under MPEG1. The OP has an mp3 file, which is an
>> audio file encoded using MPEG1 layer 3 compression, NOT MPEG3.
>>
>>> How long did it take you to find a site that *only* talks about
>>> compression algorithms and not codecs?
>>
>> Quit trying to change directions in the middle of the river. We're
>> talking compression algorithms, not codecs. You told the OP he had an
>> MPEG3 compressed file, which he clearly did not. mp3 files do not use
>> MPEG3.
>>
> No, we were talking about a file that doesn't play because of a mismatch
> between the codecs and the file extension. Nothing more. WMP is very
> picky about that. Most other players simply don't care. As it should be.
> The compression "standard" (if you can even use those two words together)
> is completely irrelevent.

What the fuck are you talking about? A mismatch between a codec and a
file extension? You're really pulling 'em outa your ass now, chucktard.
So you're saying that if I have an mp3 file encoded with LAME, that its
got to have a different file extension if I use the Fraunhofer mp3 codec
to encode the sane piece of music.

>> It didn't take long to find that site, since I have it (and others)
>> bookmarked, something you should try. Once again, mp3 files do not
>> use MPEG3 compression, they use MPEG1 compression.There is no MPEG3
>> compression standard, it was combined into MPEG2.
>>

> ROFL. Pure bullshit.

Go back to the Moving Picture Experts Group page and very carefully
read it. Then read it again, and again, and again until you can
grasp even the slightest hint of what MPEG compression is all about,
and the difference between a codec, a file extension, and a compression
standard.

> And what about mpeg4?

What about MPEG4?

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