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Bug #1125

Can't read some mp3 files

Added by Karol Kurek over 3 years ago. Updated over 3 years ago.

Status:
Rejected
Priority:
Minor
Assignee:
-
Category:
-
Target version:
-
Start date:
August 25, 2021
Due date:
% Done:

0%

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Description

Situation like https://redmine.audacious-media-player.org/issues/1032 (there a questioner didn't send a file)
Here is a Cecilia Krull well-known song. It is well played by all others applications. Audacious tells me that:
"file:///my_path/Music/Cecilia%20Krull%20-%20My%20life%20is%20going%20on%20.mp3:
Error reading metadata"

Cecilia Krull - My life is going on .mp3 (2.46 MB) Cecilia Krull - My life is going on .mp3 Karol Kurek, August 25, 2021 08:56

History

#1 Updated by Michael Schwendt over 3 years ago

It's not an MP3 file, but an M4A file. Give it an .m4a file name extension.

$ file Cecilia\ Krull\ -\ My\ life\ is\ going\ on\ .m4a 
Cecilia Krull - My life is going on .m4a: ISO Media, Apple iTunes ALAC/AAC-LC (.M4A) Audio

#2 Updated by Karol Kurek over 3 years ago

Should Audacious rely on file extension? Rely on the real type seems to be more accurate.

#3 Updated by John Lindgren over 3 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Rejected

Audacious will detect the file type for files that have no extension, but we don't support files that have the wrong extension, sorry.

#4 Updated by Michael Schwendt over 3 years ago

Karol Kurek wrote:

Rely on the real type seems to be more accurate.

If and only if every file to be loaded is run through an extensive number of file type detectors, which is error-prone (e.g. due to false positives and the requirement to examine container contents). It also takes time to examine each file and the more so for file types near the bottom of the list. Also, multiple decoders might support the same file type but with different quality options, and then its gets awkward to prioritize decoders.

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