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This is INSANE. MediaElement and .m4a files.

I just want to play some m4a files I have. Some, are DRM-locked down
crap that I got from iTunes (never again will I buy DRM music).

But, I have some .m4a files that are DRM free (from Amazon). They
play just fine in Windows Media Player 11 and even my Sony PSP.

I have created a MediaElement control in a WPF app and when I put the
source as a mp3 file, it works. But when I switch to a m4a file, I
get nothing.

WTF?

What will it take to play these files? And no, I don't want to
convert.

Is MediaElement the way to go? I would like to make a simply media
player that is generic.

Thanks

Jun 27 '08 #1
1 3692
Never mind. I found the answer. The MediaElement does not support
m4a. It only supports WMA, WMV, AVI, etc. And about the only audio
format is mp3.

Well, there goes that idea.

On May 30, 2:50 pm, cbmeeks <cbme...@gmail. comwrote:
I just want to play some m4a files I have. Some, are DRM-locked down
crap that I got from iTunes (never again will I buy DRM music).

But, I have some .m4a files that are DRM free (from Amazon). They
play just fine in Windows Media Player 11 and even my Sony PSP.

I have created a MediaElement control in a WPF app and when I put the
source as a mp3 file, it works. But when I switch to a m4a file, I
get nothing.

WTF?

What will it take to play these files? And no, I don't want to
convert.

Is MediaElement the way to go? I would like to make a simply media
player that is generic.

Thanks
Jun 27 '08 #2

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