Problems with Some MP3s in Rhythmbox

[Dave Cross]

On 23 March 2011 16:35, Dave Cross <davorg at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm using Fedora 14 and I think I have the correct RPMs installed in
> order for Rhythmbox to play MP3s.
>
> $ rpm -q rhythmbox
> rhythmbox-0.13.3-1.fc14.i686
> $ rpm -q gstreamer-plugins-ugly
> gstreamer-plugins-ugly-0.10.16-2.fc14.i686
>
> This set up works fine for the vast majority of MP3s that I have. But
> I've recently bought some MP3s from a download site which Rhythmbox
> doesn't recognise. There seems to be a difference in format which the
> 'file' command recognises.
>
> Here's an example of a file that works.
>
> $ file Loose\ Change/01\ -\ The\ A\ Team.mp3
> Loose Change/01 - The A Team.mp3: Audio file with ID3 version 2.3.0,
> contains: MPEG ADTS, layer III, v1, 128 kbps, 44.1 kHz, JntStereo
>
> And here's an example of one that doesn't.
>
> $ file Songs\ I\ Wrote\ With\ Amy/Songs-I-wrote-with-Amy-2010_Cold-Coffee.mp3
> Songs I Wrote With Amy/Songs-I-wrote-with-Amy-2010_Cold-Coffee.mp3:
> Audio file with ID3 version 2.4.0, contains:
>
> Annoyingly the MP3s work fine on my Android phone and on a Mac. It
> only seems to be the GStreamer plugin that doesn't play them. And that
> means that it's unlikely that the download site will listen to any
> complaints. I should also point out that some MP3s from this site work
> just fine.
>
> Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Are there any other
> tests I can carry out to work out what the differences are?

Warnocked :-(

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warnock%27s_Dilemma


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