[access-uk] Re: Playing licenced WMA files with Winamp

Hi Steve -

Well, it doesn't seem to work for me, as whatever I use, that blasted Digital 
Rights Manager thing gets in the way, so it looks like I'll have to use Windows 
Media Player. I just hope you or somebody can help me sort out how to burn 
discs from within Media Player, as so far I've spent ages looking at it, but 
can't figure out how after clicking on 'burn' from the file menu, I go about 
creating a playlist [if that's what's needed] for burning. Media Player looks 
quite complicated with it's library, and favourite playlists and genres etc, 
when all I want to do is select some WMA and MP3 files, and burn them to CD!

Regards

Andy
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steve Nutt 
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 8:42 PM
  Subject: [access-uk] Re: Playing licenced WMA files with Winamp


  Hi Andy,

  I don't know about the free version, as I have the pro, but I thought the 
free version would do it.  Just change your plug-in, in preferences, to WMA.  
To get to preferences, press Control-P.

  All the best
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  From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Andy Collins
  Sent: 26 February 2006 16:49
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [access-uk] Re: Playing licenced WMA files with Winamp


  Hi Steve -

  Certainly, when I try to play the tracks in Winamp, I get taken to the 
Windows Media.com website, where I'm told that "In order to play this file, you 
need to upgrade your media player to a version compatible with Windows Media 
Rights Manager V7. Select View Compatible Players", but when I do select the 
view compatible players link, the Windows Media Player10 page opens, offering 
me lots of links about the WMP, but nothing about other players, so nothing 
about Winamp.

  Can you advise me then, how to get Winamp to acquire the Licence for these 
files? What am I missing?

  By the way, if it's relevant, I don't have the pro version of Winamp, does 
that matter for this purpose?

  Andy

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Steve Nutt 
    To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 3:13 PM
    Subject: [access-uk] Re: 7Digital.com


    Hi Andy,


     No, this is not right.  Winamp will acquire the protection licence, and it 
will play protected tracks, I do it all the time.  You must have an internet 
connection available to Winamp when it plays the track for the first time, so 
it can acquire the licence, but it will do it.

    All the best
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    From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Andy Collins
    Sent: 26 February 2006 11:17
    To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Subject: [access-uk] Re: 7Digital.com


    Hi Steve -

    My observations were pertaining to those WMA files bought from 7Digital.com 
that require the licence to play them, which it appears is tied to WMP, and as 
such can't then be played in Winamp; Have I got this right or not? Further, I 
was asking for help in creating a mixed format CD using the licensed WMA files 
and other mp3 files, using the burn option in WMP10, as I couldn't see how to 
select the files to burn.

    Andy
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Steve Nutt 
      To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 9:36 AM
      Subject: [access-uk] Re: 7Digital.com


      Hi Andy,

      Excuse me?  Winamp doesn't play WMA files?  Mine does, so you must have 
the wrong plug-in selected.  I think you need the WMA plug-in selected as the 
output plug-in.

      All the best
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      From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
Of Andy Collins
      Sent: 25 February 2006 20:48
      To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
      Subject: [access-uk] Re: 7Digital.com


      Hi all -

      Ok, I've bought my first tracks from 7Digital, and happy so far! However, 
I want to be able to create a mix format CD, using the WMA files from 7Digital, 
and other MP3 files I already have. I can't seem to be able to use Winamp for 
this as it doesn't play WMA files, so it looks like I'll need to use the burn 
option within Windows Media Player. I've looked around the menues, and at the 
help topics for WMP, but can't find out how to actually get files ready for 
burning, it seems more confusing than Winamp, or Express burn wich is really 
easy to use, but won't handle the WMA file extention.

      All help apreciated.

      Andy


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