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jiminid
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Posted - Jun 15 2009 : 12:41:25
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Hi everybody.
When I try to add a mp3 audio file I get an error message that says
"an error was encountered playing the file background.mp3(file came with program)you may not have adequate drivers to play this file on your system. (a problem occurred in initializing MCI)
Same error shows up when I try to add one of my own files. I use cdex mostly to rip to mp3, no problem playing with qcd, media player classic. have to use a different ripper? waitaminute, background.mp3 came with the program. now I'm really cornfused.
BTW- .wav files work just fine and those are ripped using cdex(?)
Thanks for your help.
Jiminid
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jiminid
USA
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Posted - Jun 15 2009 : 13:22:17
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version is 3.35-won't let me edit for some reason...
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JIMD
USA
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Posted - Jun 15 2009 : 16:25:32
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JIMINID
When previewing your slideshow or a sound file in DVD PixPlay it uses the standard Windows drivers (which Media Player does not use), so if you get such an error it means that there is a problem with your multimedia drivers. Generally this occurs because they are messed up by installation of some multimedia software.
Please download the MCI Tester, run it and let Nigel know what results you get for MP3:
http://www.xequte.com/download/mcitester.exe
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jiminid
USA
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Posted - Jun 15 2009 : 16:51:51
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Thanks jimd
Nigel,
Here's the result:
Results for MP3 Format Check:
MCI Extension: MPEGVideo
Mediaplayer Extension Type: MPEGVideo
MCI Driver: This format has no MCI Driver
MCI 32-bit Driver: mciqtz32.dll
There's an option to reset all multimedia settings back to the windows default. will this fix it?
Thanks for your help.
(edit)-tried it-got wmp working but dvdpixplay still wont play an mp3-now error says "an error was encountered playing the file 11.mp3 you may not have adequate drivers to play this file on your system.(cannot determine the device type from the given filename extension)"
(edit2) here's what I get for a mpeg format check:
Results for MPEG Format Check:
MCI Extension: MPEGVideo
Mediaplayer Extension Type: MPEGVideo
MCI Driver: This format has no MCI Driver
MCI 32-bit Driver: mciqtz32.dll
which is the same as the mp3 check(???)
any ideas on how to fix this?
Jiminid
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xequte
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JIMD
USA
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Posted - Jun 16 2009 : 05:30:30
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JIMINID
Where did you get 11.mp3? The default background music file in DVD PixPlay is called Background.mp3. You should delete the 11.mp3 and look in
C:\Program Files\DVD PixPlay
for the file Background.mp3. You could also redowwnload version 3.35 in case any files are corrupted.
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jiminid
USA
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Posted - Jun 16 2009 : 06:23:46
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quote:
Originally posted by JIMD
JIMINID
Where did you get 11.mp3? The default background music file in DVD PixPlay is called Background.mp3. You should delete the 11.mp3 and look in
C:\Program Files\DVD PixPlay
for the file Background.mp3. You could also redowwnload version 3.35 in case any files are corrupted.
JIM DALTON
JIMD,
Thanks, I wondered where that was. removed it from my test slideshow because it wasn't being recognized. 11.mp3 is just one of my mp3 music files I was trying out. will also redld just in case. Thanks again.
hmm, so You are the reason that my jimd user id is always taken.
Jiminid
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jiminid
USA
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Posted - Jun 17 2009 : 20:12:26
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Originally posted by xequte
Hi
It's invariably a Windows driver problem, so try installing a codec (multimedia driver) pack such as K-Lite:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Codec_Pack.htm
Nigel
Xequte Software
nigel@xequte.com
Thanks, Nigel.
dld the klite pack and installed the defaults-no change-also redld my dvdpixplay, removed the old version and reinstalled-no change-still won't play the mp3's. Here's my setup-
Celeron 352 3.2 ghz cpu-ecs661gx-m7 motherboard-1.25 gb of pc3200 ram- 1 80 gb ide hd - winxp home-1-320gb hd with various linux ops on it-cdrw and dvdrw opticals.
please advise what my next step should be.
Thanks for your help.
Jiminid
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xequte
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JIMD
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Posted - Jun 19 2009 : 05:34:26
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JIMINID
Since you have reloaded DVD Pixplay and installed the codec package I would do the following:
The next thing to check is to make sure that you have a fully functional set of driver files. Adaptec has produced a tool called ASPICHK which will tell you all about the health and version numbers of the drivers on your system.
http://download.adaptec.com/software_pc/aspi/aspichk.exe
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jiminid
USA
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Posted - Jun 19 2009 : 20:36:30
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quote:
Originally posted by JIMD
JIMINID
Since you have reloaded DVD Pixplay and installed the codec package I would do the following:
The next thing to check is to make sure that you have a fully functional set of driver files. Adaptec has produced a tool called ASPICHK which will tell you all about the health and version numbers of the drivers on your system.
http://download.adaptec.com/software_pc/aspi/aspichk.exe
JIM DALTON
Hi Jim,
used the link above: got this:
LOG0143: *****************************************************************
LOG0144: Starting ASPICHK installer on Tue Jun 19 21:38:12 2007
ASPICHK0438: OS = Windows NT (5.01.2600)
UPGRADE0965: File c:\windows\system32\wnaspi32.dll does not exist
UPGRADE0369: No existing file to compare, upgrade recommended
UPGRADE0965: File c:\windows\system\winaspi.dll does not exist
UPGRADE0369: No existing file to compare, upgrade recommended
UPGRADE0965: File c:\windows\system32\drivers\aspi32.sys does not exist
UPGRADE0369: No existing file to compare, upgrade recommended
UPGRADE0965: File c:\windows\system\wowpost.exe does not exist
UPGRADE0369: No existing file to compare, upgrade recommended
ASPICHK0522: Inconsistent version numbers among components
ASPICHK0592: ASPI installation has problems
LOG0218: Closing installer log on Tue Jun 19 21:38:12 2007
LOG0219:
seems to be for win nt-went onto the adaptec site and downloaded one for xp and installed it-rebooted and got a window that I can't seem to get a screenshot of...says
WINDOWS XP
ASPI32.SYS 4.71.1 16512 bytes
WOWPOST.EXE Not Installed
WINASPI.DLL Not Installed
WNASPI32.DLL 4.71.1 45056 bytes
dvdpixplay still won't play mp3 file same error about not initializing MCI.
did some googling and got forceaspi 1.8 and installed that-aspichk shows all 4 files now version 4.71.1 and says installed properly...but...still can't play the mp3 files, beginning to think its my integrated sound on the motherboard-AC-97 6 channel-ALC655-
ideas?
thanks for your help.
(edit)-dumped the 4.71 and installed force 1.7 for 4.6, same error in dvdpixplay.
Jiminid
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xequte
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JIMD
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Posted - Jun 20 2009 : 13:48:46
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JIMINID
With the sound system you described, I would change the following:
VIEW>OPTIONS>OTHER OPTIONS>ADVANCE OPTIONS>COMPATABILTY OPTIONS
and change the Audio Format to AC3
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jiminid
USA
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Posted - Jun 20 2009 : 19:04:48
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Originally posted by xequte
Hi
The problem here will be multimedia (MCI) drivers, rather than burning (ASPI) ones.
Did you try running:
http://www.xequte.com/download/mcitester.exe
Nigel
Xequte Software
nigel@xequte.com
Hi nigel,
did it on the 15th-got:
MCI Extension: MPEGVideo
Mediaplayer Extension Type: MPEGVideo
MCI Driver: This format has no MCI Driver
MCI 32-bit Driver: mciqtz32.dll
now I get:after dldng klite and installing it.
Results for MP3 Format Check:
MCI Extension: MPEGVideo
Mediaplayer Extension Type: MPEGVideo
MCI Driver: This format has no MCI Driver
MCI 32-bit Driver: mciqtz32.dll
hmmm
(edit) after reinstalling manually all of the windows audio codecs I get the same mp3 format check as above.
Jiminid
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jiminid
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Posted - Jun 20 2009 : 19:09:58
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quote:
Originally posted by JIMD
JIMINID
With the sound system you described, I would change the following:
VIEW>OPTIONS>OTHER OPTIONS>ADVANCE OPTIONS>COMPATABILTY OPTIONS
and change the Audio Format to AC3
JIM DALTON
Thanks Jim! Great idea!
mmm, didn't work...
but it Was a great idea. mci test still shows no mci driver for mp3 even after I installed klite etc. methinks theres something rotten in the state of winxp home on my sys.
any and all other great ideas will be appreciated.
Jiminid
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JIMD
USA
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Posted - Jun 21 2009 : 05:11:23
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JIMINID
Is Dvd Pixplay the only program that does not play your mp3's?
Since you have ----checked the drivers,codeces,reinstalled the program, and made adjustments to the audio format there is nothing more that I can suggest for you to do. So I will leave it up to Nigel and the other forum members.
Good luck and I will look forward to this solution.
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jiminid
USA
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Posted - Jun 21 2009 : 07:26:46
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quote:
Originally posted by xequte
Hmmm, weird. Does the default background music file, background.mp3 play?
Try downloading our MCI Tester and let us know what results you get for mp3:
http://www.xequte.com/download/mcitester.exe
Nigel
Xequte Software
nigel@xequte.com
Nigel,
It plays on my VLC player, not on dvdpixplay. Y'know, I think VLC is open source, maybe you could use it in your software to avoid getting stuck in this jammed window...
Jiminid
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jiminid
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Posted - Jun 21 2009 : 07:33:40
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quote:
Originally posted by JIMD
JIMINID
Is Dvd Pixplay the only program that does not play your mp3's?
Since you have ----checked the drivers,codeces,reinstalled the program, and made adjustments to the audio format there is nothing more that I can suggest for you to do. So I will leave it up to Nigel and the other forum members.
Good luck and I will look forward to this solution.
JIM DALTON
Thanks for your help, Jim.
Yeah the background.mp3 plays fine on my VLC player as do all of my other mp3's some of which are recorded using a cbr of 128kbps and others that are recorded using a vbr of 128-160kbps. I also manually reinstalled all of my windows audio codecs (one by one, rebooting each time) following instructions found on free-codecs.com and still get the same error. next step is to uninstall windows media player 11 (since I don't use it anyway) and see if I have suffered from the upgrade daemon. I may or may not reinstall wmp 10. will test both ways and let you know.
(edit) rolled back to wmp 10, now wmp plays mp3's but dvdpix still won't, same error, same mci test results for mp3. That's all I know how to do. doesn't appear to affect anything But this program. very odd. there is a sound driver called c-media WDM audio driver along with the realtek AD'97 embedded sound card-both show up in control panel. won't mess with that as everything is on a restore disc and I really don't feel like reinstalling all of my programs just yet.
any other ideas out there?
Jiminid
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eldend
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Posted - Jun 24 2009 : 10:45:15
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I had same problem quite some time ago. Although it may seem "off the wall", the following was found to be the cure.
Re=naming of the MP3 files. I used CDex also and re-ripped the ones I wanted to use and then gave them simple (8/3) names. No further problem. I know that it doesn't make sense - especially since background.mp3 is not a filename in 8/3 format. |
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jiminid
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Posted - Jun 24 2009 : 17:13:54
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Originally posted by eldend
I had same problem quite some time ago. Although it may seem "off the wall", the following was found to be the cure.
Re=naming of the MP3 files. I used CDex also and re-ripped the ones I wanted to use and then gave them simple (8/3) names. No further problem. I know that it doesn't make sense - especially since background.mp3 is not a filename in 8/3 format.
Thanks eldend,
will give it a shot and let you know.
(edit) oops, forgot that my mp3's are named by track number.mp3. i.e. 11.mp3, 6.mp3 etc.
didn't see any 8.3 naming convention in cdex. How to do? renaming doesn't work.
thanks for your help.
Jiminid
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