Sound Problem mplayer
 

Hello,

I have a strange problem I am hoping you can help me with.

I have a digital camera. When I take photos I make a short audio explaining the photo which is stored on the camera. I transfer the photos/audios to a Win98 computer. Then I use Komba2 to transfer them to my Linux box so I can edit the photos and do whatever with them. The printer with the adapter is hooked up to the Win98 and I see no reason to switch it every time I want to get photos.

My main box runs sid. When I click on the audio file, mplayer opens and pops a couple of times and that's it. Not every audio file but maybe 1/2 of them. xmms plays approx 90% fine. Even Audacity won't play them. Won't even open some of them.

I just figured the audio files got messed up when I transferred them through all the steps. The problem is when I use nfs to upload them to my other box. They ALL play fine with mplayer. That box is also running sid and recently had apt-get upgrade run to bring it current. I have resisted running upgrade on my main box. I'm guessing upgrade would fix the audio problem but I'd like to know why it's doing it.

Anyway if anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear them.

Thanks in advance,
Steve

Not every audio file but maybe 1/2 of them. xmms plays approx 90% fine.

you mean 1/2 of the files are not working..

or.. 1/2 of the mplayer songs you play on it (regardless of where they come from, dont' play)?

the title of you post implies mplayer is the problem..

sounds like you fixed it anyway.. transfering music usually degrades it...soo it's best to get it digitally from the beginnnig..and keep it that way during any transfering process.

Hi halvy,

Thanks for the reply.

1/2 (5 out of 10) of the files will play.

I haven't fixed it yet. I'm pretty sure an upgrade would do it but I'd really like to learn why first.

I thought about the transferring of files too but if that was the case when I transferred them to another machine, they wouldn't work. On another machine I have, they all play fine when transferred from the 'broken' sound machine. It just seems strange to me and I'd like to better understand it.

Steve

i hear ya.. but sometimes it is better to 'let it go'.

after all it is most likely a weakness in some programing by the original creator of a obscure file somewhere buried..

that is why upgrades often fix stuff even when it is not documented that it would.

Thanks halvy,

Probably the best advice I've had in a long time. LOL

Steve