Difference between revisions of "Windows Media Player"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (Reverted edits by 1160019959 (Talk); changed back to last version by H2g2bob) |
(copyedit) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{wikipedia|Windows Media Player}} | {{wikipedia|Windows Media Player}} | ||
| − | Windows Media Player is the standard | + | Windows Media Player is the standard multimedia player for Microsoft® [[Windows]]® systems. |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | {{forum|255}} | + | =Supported formats= |
| + | |||
| + | According to Microsoft® [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316992 Knowledge Base Article 316992], Windows Media Player supports the following formats "out of the box": | ||
| + | |||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | ! Type | ||
| + | ! Supported formats | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Microsoft® media formats | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | *Advanced Systems Format (.asf) | ||
| + | *Audio Visual Interleave (.avi) | ||
| + | *Audio for Windows (.wav) | ||
| + | *Microsoft® Digital Video Recording (.dvr-ms) | ||
| + | *Windows Media Audio (.wma) | ||
| + | *Windows Media Video (.wmv, .wm) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Microsoft® media metafiles | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | *Advanced Stream Redirector (.asx) | ||
| + | *Windows Media Audio Redirector (.wax) | ||
| + | *Windows Media Download Package (.wmd) | ||
| + | *Windows Media Player Playlist (.wpl) | ||
| + | *Windows Media Redirector (.wmx) | ||
| + | *Windows Media Video Redirector (.wvx) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ISO/IEC (MPEG) | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | *MPEG-1 (.mpeg, .mpg, .m1v) | ||
| + | *MPEG Audio Layer III (.mp3) | ||
| + | *MPEG Audio Layer II (.mp2, .mpa) | ||
| + | *Metafile Playlist (.m3u) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Industry standard | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | *Audio Interchange File Format ( .aif, .aifc, .aiff) | ||
| + | *CD Audio Track (.cda) | ||
| + | *Musical Instrument Digital Interface (.mid, .midi, .rmi) | ||
| + | *Sun Microsystems and NeXT (.au, .snd) | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | =Common Issues= | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 playback== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Microsoft® does not bundle codecs for MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 with Windows and recommends purchasing them as part of a "DVD decoder pack" from a third-party vendor. | ||
| + | |||
| + | The symptom associated with a missing codec is Windows Media Player displaying the cryptic "C00D11CD" error code immediately after opening an MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 coded file or stream. At that point, you must purchase the appropriate codec, perhaps from Microsoft's® [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/plugins.aspx list of approved vendors]. | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | ==Streaming from VLC== | ||
| + | To date, the only option for streaming from VLC to Windows Media Player is to: | ||
| + | *Transcode the file or feed into [[WMV]] format | ||
| + | *Encapsulate the transcoded stream in the [[ASF]] container format | ||
| + | *Use [[MMS]] or [[MMSH]] for the stream transport | ||
| + | |||
| + | In particular, Windows Media Player does not appear to support UDP, RTSP, or HTTP (except in conjunction with MMSH) transports, MPEG program streams, or MPEG transport streams. | ||
| + | |||
| + | A command-line example may be found in Chapter 4 of the [http://www.videolan.org/doc/streaming-howto/en/ch04.html#id294991 VideoLAN Streaming Howto]. {{forum|255}}. | ||
==Compatability== | ==Compatability== | ||
If you discover problems with your Windows Media Player please download the latest version: | If you discover problems with your Windows Media Player please download the latest version: | ||
| − | * [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp?DispLang=en English] | + | *[http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp?DispLang=en English] |
| − | * [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp?DispLang=de Deutsch] | + | *[http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp?DispLang=de Deutsch] |
| − | * [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp?DispLang=fr | + | *[http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp?DispLang=fr Français] |
{{compat}} | {{compat}} | ||
[[Category:Player]] | [[Category:Player]] | ||
Revision as of 20:37, 6 February 2007
Windows Media Player is the standard multimedia player for Microsoft® Windows® systems.
Contents
Supported formats
According to Microsoft® Knowledge Base Article 316992, Windows Media Player supports the following formats "out of the box":
| Type | Supported formats |
|---|---|
| Microsoft® media formats |
|
| Microsoft® media metafiles |
|
| ISO/IEC (MPEG) |
|
| Industry standard |
|
Common Issues
MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 playback
Microsoft® does not bundle codecs for MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 with Windows and recommends purchasing them as part of a "DVD decoder pack" from a third-party vendor.
The symptom associated with a missing codec is Windows Media Player displaying the cryptic "C00D11CD" error code immediately after opening an MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 coded file or stream. At that point, you must purchase the appropriate codec, perhaps from Microsoft's® list of approved vendors.
Streaming from VLC
To date, the only option for streaming from VLC to Windows Media Player is to:
- Transcode the file or feed into WMV format
- Encapsulate the transcoded stream in the ASF container format
- Use MMS or MMSH for the stream transport
In particular, Windows Media Player does not appear to support UDP, RTSP, or HTTP (except in conjunction with MMSH) transports, MPEG program streams, or MPEG transport streams.
A command-line example may be found in Chapter 4 of the VideoLAN Streaming Howto. This has also been discussed in the forum.
Compatability
If you discover problems with your Windows Media Player please download the latest version:
