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Ring Tone & Video Problems

Hi,
I can't play MP3's as ringing tone. Also can't play MPEG & AVI within Windows Media Player. Could someone please help. I have only recently purchased my XDA, so any pointers would be muchly appreciated.
I have updated to the new rom version 172181 and still have this problem.
Could someone please advise.
Many thanks.
Steve.

Windows Media Player doesn't support AVI and Mpeg formats on Pocket Pc devices.
To play mpeg formats you need PocketTv or others programs.
To play AVI files you need a BetaPlayer or Simply install Album Program from XDA2.
Also,You can't play Mp3's as ringtone because you need to convert first them to Wav files or Midi..To convert use any Wav-Mp3 Converter on i-net.
Good Luck!

Im currently looking into and seriously considering writing a program that allows more formats of music/sound to be used as ringtones, i quite like the sound of MMF and MOD files and i think they wud sound cool as ringtones. I hear that windows mobile uses VOIP to handle incoming calls so im hoping that the API is accessible and i will be able to write a program which "monitors" phone activity and will intercept incoming calls etc. If anyone has any knowledge on this that they are willing to share please do so
Marc

yeah that would be usefull of cause most people just use converter programs on the pc to make all those formats into wma and use them that way
because it would require some programming to play the good old mod formats because you need the sample file aswell to play the patteren of the mods

True, there are some pocket pc MOD Dlls though that i could perhaps make use of, they may not be freeware but a lot of applications distribute fmodce.dll so i could just make use of that if it were present on the users device. Id also like to see the midi mapper on the xda changed as well coz in my opinion its pretty crap!
Marc

Download the Lemmings Clone from Jacko Biker.
It contains full source code - that does also include a MOD Player LIB.
( eVC 3 and 4 compatible )
That is a good starting point to improve this LIB ( However, it works already very good and stable )
Cheers,
Scorpion

ok, ill take a look at it sometime today. is there any requests for what people would want in my app so i can put it into the design?

ok, ill take a look at it sometime today. is there any requests for what people would want in my app so i can put it into the design?

If you try are looking for lemmings you'll find it has vanished from nearly everywhere, apparently thanks to SONY contacting the site owners to have it removed.
http://www.professor-oak.com/lemmings/
Anyway, I found a chinese site which still has it. If that happens to vanish, I've got a copy if anyone needs it. (FYI It's not brilliant - seems to have no volume control and exiting requires a soft boot).
http://down1.tech.sina.com.cn/download/pda/2004-05-08/5095.shtml
ghuth

Any way to play .m4a audio on the Jam?

On the Jam's specifications it mentions AAC as a suported (albeit optional) format. I can't seem to make it play my .m4a files (unprotected aac).
Any tips?

malencar said:
On the Jam's specifications it mentions AAC as a suported (albeit optional) format. I can't seem to make it play my .m4a files (unprotected aac).
Any tips?
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try to rename them to .mp4 or .3gp
buzz

malencar said:
On the Jam's specifications it mentions AAC as a suported (albeit optional) format. I can't seem to make it play my .m4a files (unprotected aac).
Any tips?
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just dl betaplayer it will play almost everything.
i've haven't met one file it couldn't play and it has lots of option too.
like when you play you can turn of the display so it wont drain any power.
best of all it's freeware
oh and you can run it from youre memorycard so it want take any space on youre jam :lol:

Nero ShowTime Mobile plays it all perfectly!

aac files on PPC
This is the software you want: http://iplay.40th.com/
it doesn't look very slick, but does a great job and has a lot of features.

Try this...it is Platform4 Media Player 3.0 and a patch so you can play your unprotected files iTunes AAC files.
P

Oops forgot the main file...
for some reason it will not allow me to attach the file to the message. It has been uploaded to the root directory of the ftp site as main_mp4.zip
enjoy

use betaplayer.. the newest version adds support for AMR files as well..

Built in AAC player in imate Jam
I called a few dealers of the iMate and asked them how to play AAC files on the iMate Jam as they say they can do in the specification. No one could help me.
After playing around...this is what you do....just change the file extension to "3gp". Now I can play the files in 'Album'. It you put them in a folder system within 'My Music' then you have created a playlist for the presentation mode of Album.
At least this saves me having to convert all of my iTunes files!
P

what is the link to betaplayer please help

BetaPlayer is the best player ever on PPC. After all, its FREE 8)
Recently, they've changed its name to TCPMP.
Download it from this site: http://www.tcpmp.org
CHEEEEERS

thanks a lot

no problem dude
You can also install TCPMP playet on the SD card, just to save some space.
Also don't forget to download & install the additional drivers :wink:

Found Patch to Make MP3's Work as Ringtone

A friend of mine found this patch, and i tried it and it works
i then tried it on the New Imate 1.12 rom and it did not work...
but it works fine on my T-mobile 1.01 rom.......
Just wondered if anyone else found this patch
Marc

What patch :?:

:?: The Magician plays mp3-ringtones by design. No patch required.

That's true, but no alarm tones. You can only use wavs for that. There are many applications which provide this feature, like WolfClock. I don't know if there's a patch available for this.

could you share a link plz

The Magician plays mp3-ringtones by design. No patch required.
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Yeah mine did until i installed betaplayer, after that it doesnt show mp3's when you try to change your ringtone. Uninstalling betaplayer resulted in no application being able to play mp3's. This suggests to me a file association problem but I have no idea how to solve it. Unlike 'regular' Windoze where you can assign associations fairly easily, mobile edition doesnt seem to be able to do this. Unless someone can come up with a better idea it looks like Im in for a long trawl through the registry

I did this with Winampaq on my XDA2. There is no way to re-associate the files with media player short of a hard reset. Microsoft really dodn't do much testing on this OS at all.

I found this but havent tried it.

been using it for ages, lets you set MP3 rintones from tap and hold menu, copies them...the whole file, to your windows\rings directory and sets as default ringtone.
Speedn

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There is no way to re-associate the files with media player short of a hard reset.
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You should take a look at Resco File Explorer which can do exactly this.

You should take a look at Resco File Explorer which can do exactly this.
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Thanks for the tip, I will have a look at that app.
My main gripe tho is that I prefer GSplayer or Betaplayer to Media Player but when I install either one I lose the ability to use MP3's for ringtones, it seems that the phone will only allow MP3 ringtones using the WM engine (or I have missed something)

after installing any 3rd party mp3 program you need to reassociate mp3 files with windows media player to get mp3 ring tones to work correctly.
R

Thanks people...The app works just fine...THIS is what I had been searching...

HELP Video / Music Playback problem

Hi I recently installed Pocket DIVX player. Didn't like it so uninstalled it. Now Windows media Player 10 wont play my videos I recorded using XDA video recorder or mp3's unless I go through the Media Player library. When I try and play through file explorer I get the message "xxxx....cannot be opened Either it has not signed with a trusted certificate or one of its components cannot be found. You might need to reinstall or restore this file" This means I cannot have mp3 ringtones or play videos/music using file explore. Can anybody help?

anyone out there who can help?

hard reset, one of the problems of installing dodgy software...
try reinstalling the original application, then have all the default settings and file extension associations reassigned back to WMP10, then uninstall.
can try using tcpmp if that may provide an alternative.
never be afraid to hard reset, it only takes a while the first few times, and you get into a routine for it....

Maybe it's just a problem with file association? Not sure. Probably search the registry to see what program opens the MP3 and change it back to WM10
I'm probably wrong, but give it a shot

At the moment there is no programme associated with opening mp3's or the avi videos. Excuse my naivety but how do I do a hard reset? And what did you mean be re-install original application? Do you mean the Pocket Divx programme again? Thanks for your help by the way!

Jorgee said:
Maybe it's just a problem with file association? Not sure. Probably search the registry to see what program opens the MP3 and change it back to WM10
I'm probably wrong, but give it a shot
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How do I search the registry?

To hard reset, select CLEAR STORAGE in the programs folder and then enter 1234. This will erase EVERYTHING saved on the phone and will return it to how it was when you first bught it, i think.
Regarding registry, use a registry editor. I use the one of Resco which comes with Resco File Explorer. There is a free one called TRE just look for it thru google.
Don't re-intall the Divx player, maybe re-install alll the other programs you installed in the first place when you bought it

Ok cheers I think the reset will be a last resort. All the programmes like WMP10 were pre installed on the phone so I dont have the disc and you can't seem to download WMP10 4pocket pc on the net. I think it's a case of trying to associate mp3's avi's etc with WMP10 as it seems to play wmv files no problem but I've tried everything to no avail What I can't understand is why mp3's and avi's can play on WMP10 by using the library and not through file explorer :? Once again thanks for your suggestions

the library and application itself understands that it can run the mp3 etc
however windows not wmp10 has associated the file extension ".mp3" to another application which no longer exists.
I have attached my file association for mp3 and avi from my registry. import it if you understand and acknowledge the risks with registry editing and I accept no responsibility AT ALL.

Hi mate. Thanks for your help. You were correct, in the registry mp3 and avi are were assigned to Pocket Divx I imported your 2registry edits using the registry editor TRE and avi and mp3 appear to be assigned to WMP but still no luck in playing them through file explorer. Any ideas on what to do next.

After a bit of browsing I've installed The Core Pocket Media Player (TCPMP) which seems to play everything no problem and has an option to associate files rather than force it upon you like Divx did. Thanks for all your help but i've given up on WMP10 if you come up with an answer to my problem please feel free to let me know

under hkey local machine there are settings for wmplayer default extensions, perhaps this has also been changed. I have these attached for you to compare.
I also found more under multimedia extensions for microsoft which could also have been changed. the only other location where references mp3 came up related to arcsoft multimedia, so after this you should also test this area to ensure that mms hasn't been changed.
see how you go, but you may never be able to fully undo the effects of dodgy software and incorrect installations.
let me know if you need further keys. note, I also use tcpmp for my videos due to full screen and have allowed this to superscede some of my own wmp10 settings.
cheers

I think we were writing simultaneously so thought I would write again to see if you are interested in trying the above.
if you associated them to tcpmp, you may need to run the previous edits again to reassociate.
your call leave it with you

I will give it a try but tcpmp seems pretty good so far so I may leave it but thanks for your help mate!

Playing .wav files on Wizard WM5

Hi,
Basic question. I have .wav files emailed to me from my home voice mail, but Windows Media does not support this format. Is there a program I can use to play them?
Thanks!

WMP doesnt support .wav?? :shock:

I've found the same - I think some WAV's play but it depends on the codec used. You should find that TCPMP will play your WAV's though.
See http://tcpmp.corecodec.org/about

Thank you!
phoare
Thanks for the help, that did the trick!