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carey
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Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:30 am Post subject:
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I can't seem to open WMP at all. I have dowloaded WMP 9 and I have
Stuffit. Every time I try to view something it says "Cannot open the
file. Verify that the path and filename are correct and try again" OR
it freezes the entire program and I have to force quit to get out of
it. This happens in Safari, Firefox, and Internet Explorer. I have
rebooted the Mac OS X, trashed and dowloaded WMP 3 times, checked for
errors, and checked the persmission on Mac OS X 10.4.3 (what the Apple
people told me to do). The freezing of the browser is making me crazy.
Can anyone help?
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:30 pm Post subject:
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I seem to have the same problem: When I click a link, such as a song
sample link on Amazon, the Media player window opens, but then doesn't
play. Sometimes I get the message "Cannot open the file. Verify that
the path and filename are correct and try again."
I have re-downloaded the file and re-installed the app, and trashed
the preference file, but still nothing.
And why do media players insist on moving the volume control to "max"
when they open, instead of staying where you set them?! Quicktime does
the same thing. |
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Corentin Cras-Méneur
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:30 pm Post subject:
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<OregonRebel@gmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I seem to have the same problem: When I click a link, such as a song
sample link on Amazon, the Media player window opens, but then doesn't
play. Sometimes I get the message "Cannot open the file. Verify that
the path and filename are correct and try again."
I have re-downloaded the file and re-installed the app, and trashed
the preference file, but still nothing.
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That could mean two things:
- the file uses codecs that are not supported (and the error message is
misleading).
- WMP fails to parse the .asx file properly. You can then do the job
manually: download the .asx, edit it in a text Editor (TextEdit will
do). Copy the mms:// link in there and use the Open URL command in WMO
to get the streaming to work.
| Quote: | And why do media players insist on moving the volume control to "max"
when they open, instead of staying where you set them?! Quicktime does
the same thing.
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WMP ignores most of the prefs (known bug).
Corentin
WMP FAQ: http://www.cortig.net/wordpress/?page_id=30
blog on MS apps for Mac: http://www.cortig.net/wordpress
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Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:30 pm Post subject:
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| Quote: | - WMP fails to parse the .asx file properly. You can then do the job
manually: download the .asx, edit it in a text Editor (TextEdit will
do). Copy the mms:// link in there and use the Open URL command in WMO
to get the streaming to work.
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Thanks, but I'm not about to go throughall that every time I want to
play a sample, or watch a video.
Furthermore, I don't know what an .asx file is or where to get it. When
I click on "view source", I get a bunch of info, but usually can't find
a valid URL to open the file in another player.
BTW, I'm using OS 10.4.3. |
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Corentin Cras-Méneur
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Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:30 am Post subject:
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<OregonRebel@gmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Thanks, but I'm not about to go throughall that every time I want to
play a sample, or watch a video.
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Then, until MS fixes their app, there is nothing more I can do for you
:-\ I don;t know any other workaround you could use.
| Quote: | Furthermore, I don't know what an .asx file is or where to get it. When
I click on "view source", I get a bunch of info, but usually can't find
a valid URL to open the file in another player.
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You control-clik the link and select "save..." to save it on your drive.
It'll save a rather small file which actually is nothing more than a
simple structured text file with the actual links to the streams.
WMP fails to parse the file and extract the links, hence the error
message.
Corentin
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Neil Smith [MVP Digital M
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Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:30 pm Post subject:
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On 21 Nov 2005 02:40:12 -0800, OregonRebel@gmail.com wrote:
| Quote: | I seem to have the same problem: When I click a link, such as a song
sample link on Amazon, the Media player window opens, but then doesn't
play. Sometimes I get the message "Cannot open the file. Verify that
the path and filename are correct and try again."
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Amazon often use Real Player on their website. Are you sure you're not
trying to play one of those files and somehow your prefs are set to
(try to) play it in media player instead ?
| Quote: | I have re-downloaded the file and re-installed the app, and trashed
the preference file, but still nothing.
And why do media players insist on moving the volume control to "max"
when they open, instead of staying where you set them?! Quicktime does
the same thing. |
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Neil Smith [MVP Digital M
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Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:30 pm Post subject:
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On 23 Nov 2005 11:06:21 -0800, OregonRebel@gmail.com wrote:
| Quote: | - WMP fails to parse the .asx file properly. You can then do the job
manually: download the .asx, edit it in a text Editor (TextEdit will
do). Copy the mms:// link in there and use the Open URL command in WMO
to get the streaming to work.
Thanks, but I'm not about to go throughall that every time I want to
play a sample, or watch a video.
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If the ASX file is "broken" in some way then WMP can't play it, full
stop. It's not an expecially strict file specification but it has to
be right to some degree.
I suppose the Question is can you show us an exact internet address
where this behaviour could be tested ? Please don't say "search for
blah on Amazon" cause the pages vary by country - copy and paste the
URL from your browser's address bar and state which link(s) don't play
on the page.
| Quote: | Furthermore, I don't know what an .asx file is or where to get it.
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In fact you shouldn't need to now any of the details, it should just
work (c)
| Quote: | I click on "view source", I get a bunch of info, but usually can't find
a valid URL to open the file in another player.
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It's awkward to find. In general, links are player specific so you
probably won't be able to get quicktime to play the file.
Cheers - Neil |
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:30 am Post subject:
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One more thing:
Although the clips at the second link will play, the stream skips due
to my slow connection.
So, I tried setting the buffering time to 30 seconds, then 60 seconds,
then 99 seconds. It made no difference at all-like the setting wasn't
being applied. The only way I could play the samples without skipping,
was to pause them until the stream progressed further. |
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Corentin Cras-Méneur
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:30 pm Post subject:
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Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media] <neil@nospam.com> wrote:
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Furthermore, I don't know what an .asx file is or where to get it.
In fact you shouldn't need to now any of the details, it should just
work (c)
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Very very true... Unfortunately, we all know that a lot of .asx files
that work just fine with the Windows version of WMP simply refuse to
work with the Mac version for no obvious reason :-\
(I suspect the Mac .asx parser is extremely buggy).
Corentin
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Colin
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 1:30 pm Post subject:
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OregonRebel@gmail.com wrote:
| Quote: | I suppose the Question is can you show us an exact internet address
where this behaviour could be tested ? Please don't say "search for
blah on Amazon" cause the pages vary by country - copy and paste the
URL from your browser's address bar and state which link(s) don't play
on the page.
I have discovered that I can play SOME song samples on Amazon, so
perhaps this is a bug on their site?
And no, I am NOT clicking the RealPlayer links!
Here's a URL with wma links that won't play:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004ZAV3/qid=1133073070/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-2127449-6565606?v=glance&s=music&n=507846
The links are bad. The realplayer links on this page are bad too. |
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dankner
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Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:30 pm Post subject:
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Hi. I've posted about this problem as well. I don't understand how I
can copy the .asx file as the files that I can't read aren't unique -
the WMP is imbedded in the website. I do think there is something
wrong with my WMP files, however. (and yes, I've downloaded most recent
version, etc.). The only WMP files I seem to be able to play are the
sample ones you get when you download this program.
I know that in the past I did get access to WMP, so I'm baffled now.
I'm using 10.3.9 by the way, and a Powerbook G4.
Sooo frustrating. I'm in exile from hurricane Katrina and want to be
able to play video from NO stations (I even e-mailed the station. No
intelligent answer at all from them). |
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Corentin Cras-Méneur
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Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:30 pm Post subject:
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dankner <dankner@earthlink.net> wrote:
| Quote: | Hi. I've posted about this problem as well. I don't understand how I
can copy the .asx file as the files that I can't read aren't unique -
the WMP is imbedded in the website.
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Ouch... in this case things are awfully more complicated. You first need
to view the souces of the page to figure out the links to the .asx files
and download them to your drive. It's not as trivial :-\
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| Quote: | Sooo frustrating. I'm in exile from hurricane Katrina and want to be
able to play video from NO stations (I even e-mailed the station. No
intelligent answer at all from them).
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Do you have a link I could try ?? It could actually be something else.
Corentin
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dankner
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Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:27 am Post subject:
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Hi Corentin - and thanks for all your posts (I've tried all your
suggestions). Here's a link:
http://www.wwltv.com/
This is a television station from NO with the imbedded videos. Since
the player is imbedded there's no way to find a unique URL. But if you
click on one of the live video icons perhaps you will be able to play
this. As I have said, nothing on this site works for me.
Best, Dankner |
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Corentin Cras-Méneur
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Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:30 pm Post subject:
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dankner <dankner@earthlink.net> wrote:
Hi Dankner,
| Quote: | and thanks for all your posts (I've tried all your
suggestions). Here's a link:
http://www.wwltv.com/
This is a television station from NO with the imbedded videos. Since
the player is imbedded there's no way to find a unique URL. But if you
click on one of the live video icons perhaps you will be able to play
this. As I have said, nothing on this site works for me.
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The player is embedded indeed, but still: you can view the sources of
the page to find where the link is.
The real problem on this one is that the page is dynamically composed
using PHP and javascripts. The link to the video is made up of a base
mms:/ link, a second part taken from the PHP request and the extension
..wmv.
I first tried in OmniWeb and the script would load the plug-in but it
would never actually call the videao (and I ended up with a white square
where the video should be and a warning telling me no video was
selected).
I later tried in Safari (MacOS X 10.4.3 version) and this time I had no
problem watching the video.
II tried other browsers just in case: IE failed, but Firefox 1.5
succeeded. What browser did you use ??
Corentin
PS: I reported the problem to the OmniGroup. At least with themthere is
actually someone to talk to when things don't work the way they should
:->
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