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gorickey · May 1, 2003, 06:16 PM

I am trying to listen to an audio stream via the web and the protocol/address is this:

mms://216.213.134.114/webcast

Anyway, it won't launch Windows Media Player like it should, and when I try to input the URL manually into WMP, it says "Codec isn't supporrted"...however, I get that on my Window's box as well...any other idea how I can get something like this to play via OS X?

Thanks.

gorickey · May 1, 2003, 07:04 PM

Darn, I thought I could get it through "VLC" Media Player, but again...no dice, how frusterating...

coolmacdude · 11:37 PM

You need Internet Explorer. (Yes this is the one reason I still keep it around.) Launch IE and go into preferences. Select protocol helpers and click add. Enter mms into the "helper for" field and select Media Player as the app. Make sure the "use current application" checkbox is unchecked. Then click OK to add it. WMP will then open from any browser when you load a mms:// link. (These protocol settings are stored in a systemwide database, that's why it will affect all browsers. If you've installed iTunes 4 you will see that it added one for daap the music sharing protocol. For some reason though, IE is currently the only browser that can change these with.)

CharlesS · May 2, 2003, 12:44 AM

Originally posted by coolmacdude:
You need Internet Explorer. (Yes this is the one reason I still keep it around.)

Where's Diggory Laycock? You don't need IE, just download his app, More Internet. Find one of his posts, then look in his sig.

coolmacdude · May 2, 2003, 01:10 AM

Okay well I didn't say that was the only program that could do it, I said the only browser. And since most people already have IE I thought that would be easier than downloading another app just to fix that one problem.

DeathMan · May 2, 2003, 01:35 AM

Yes, but we MUST NOT USE IE. NOOOOOOOO!.

I hate IE, but sometimes its the only that will work. (Rarely)

gorickey · May 2, 2003, 07:22 AM

Well guys, I tried both suggestions above; however, the true problem is that the player cannot play that format? Is this a Windows Media Player OS X problem then?

I get this error everytime:

"Windows Media Player cannot play this file because the Player doesn't support this codec."

Is their free OS X codecs I can install from Microsoft or what?

Thanks.

ckohler · May 2, 2003, 10:15 AM

The stream is encoded in the new Windows Media Audio 9 Voice codec at 16 kbps, 16 kHz, mono. I don't believe the OSX Windows Media Player supports this yet.

If they had just used the standard Windows Media Audio codec (even version 9 standard), it probably would have worked. Instead, you'll have to wait until Microsoft releases an update to the OSX player before you can listen to this stream.

gorickey · May 2, 2003, 12:15 PM

Originally posted by ckohler:
The stream is encoded in the new Windows Media Audio 9 Voice codec at 16 kbps, 16 kHz, mono. I don't believe the OSX Windows Media Player supports this yet.

If they had just used the standard Windows Media Audio codec (even version 9 standard), it probably would have worked. Instead, you'll have to wait until Microsoft releases an update to the OSX player before you can listen to this stream.

Son of a buck! Thanks though for the heads up...much appreciated.