Hi. Earlier this morning, I had a file with an IDV1 tag that would not
play. It locked up the Braillenote. Simply unchecking the ID tag checkbox
in Winamp's file info dialog box and retransferring the file resulted in a
file that plays. I have tried strange sample rates, and the BN always
gives me a message that the sample rate is not supported. Have you
experienced files that simply lock up the BN when attempting to play them?
Doug
At 2, you wrote:
Hi Doug and list:
Doug, I've tested mp3 files with no ID3 tag, ID3 tag version 1, ID3 tag
version 2 and both versions (1 and 2). the difference between the versions
is where the tag is located in the file. I've been able to play all of
these files without encountering any problems and the only time when I did
encounter a problem was when I varied the sample rate. However, I am sure
that this isn't the only facter as I've seen mp3 files play at sample rates
at which I've encoded files, without any success.
the ID3 tags can be manipulated in an audio editer such as Sound Forge.
Regards,
Dean Jackson
Customer/Technical Analyst
Pulse Data International Ltd.
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From: "doug martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 5:23 AM
Subject: [Braillenote] mp3 mystery solved
> Hi. I think I've solved the mystery of some mp3 files not playing on the
> BrailleNote. Of course, certain sample rates and bit rates won't play,
but
> the BN gives a message to that effect. However, some mp3's just do
> nothing, and the only out is to reset the BN.
>
> I first thought the problem related to the length of headers in the mp3
> files. I had observed that long headers were less likely to play than
> short ones, but this isn't always true. Some files with long headers play
> ok, while some with no headers crash the machine.
>
> Well, the problem is the presence of ID1 and/or ID2 tags. If the file has
> tags, it won't play on the BN, and removing the tags creates a playable
file.
>
> Ok, so what are these tags, and how do I remove them. The tags are text
> fields that often contain info about the artist, title, genre, track,
> etc. These tags are read by some programs, especially mp3 database
> catalogging programs such as cddb.
>
> The easiest way to find out if an mp3 has ID tags is to play it in winamp,
> and then press alt-3 for file info. A bunch of checkboxes and edit boxes
> are displayed containing the tags, if any, the bit rate and various other
> data. Before both the ID1 and ID2 tags are checkboxes which, if
unchecked,
> remove the tags from the file. So, after pressing alt-3 to see the file
> info, make sure the tag boxes are unchecked, and hit ok if you made any
> changes. Then, transfer the file to the BN and it should play.
> Doug
>
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