ffmpeg can't open some wma files

[navels]

Anyone else have this problem? Some wma files won't transcode with ffmpeg. For example, this command:

[INDENT]ffmpeg -y -i "in.wma" -ab 224 "out.mp3"[/INDENT]

results in

[INDENT]in.wma: Error while opening file[/INDENT]

This is especially annoying because it causes my MVP to reboot.

I did read a post that stated that ffmpeg could not handle uncompressed wma files, but these are definitely compressed.

Are there any other options for transcoding wma files?

Thanks,
Lee

[pBS]

it may just be the compression used....as wma files can have any one of several codec's compression schemes...it's probably that it can't handle the specific codec used...same with wmv files...and real media...
see if you can't determine the codec and see if ffmpeg can handle it...
[ffmpeg -formats gives list of codecs and formats playable]

[pBS]

oh and try the new VLC, it may be able to transcode it...[tho it still has some probs skipping on inprogress files]

[navels]

The codec is WMA 9.1, 160 kbps, 44kHz, 1-pass CBR, pretty standard stuff.

I'll give the newer VLC a try, thanks for the tip.

Lee

[navels]

Hmmmm . . . can I get ML2 to use VLC for transcoding?