If you want to get around QuickTime, then write your own MP3 header reader. A short search on Google turned up the following two pages. They look like they'll at least point you in the right direction for what you need to do.
http://www.mp3-tech.org/programmer/frame_header.html http://code.newobjects.com/asp/mp3/article.htm Hope that helps, ~ Tomis --- Arnaud Nicolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > Is there a way to get the duration of a movie file without actually > opening it as a movie? All the movies are in "mp3" format on a mp3 usb > drive. > My application shows the total duration of the files on the disk. The > only way I've found to get the duration is to open them as a movie > (this freezes my application) and get the length. > I believe using File.Length/HowManyBytesAreInASecondInAnMp3File will do > the trick, but what is the value of > HowManyBytesAreInASecondInAnMp3File? > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
