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EnterTheDragon2007

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Registered: 2007-06-03

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amarok 1.4.10 from AUR plays flac files with errors

amarok 1.4.10 from AUR plays flac files with errors and i mean that it plays flac files but with strange behavior and of course the result is awful is there any chance to fix that problem. i have compile it with xine engine, can i use a different engine in PKGBUILD and how. i should write that i don't known much from configure a PKGBUILD by my own. with exaile and totem i have no problem i also play flacs with 24bit and 96khz audio quality. tnks for your time

Themaister

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From: Trondheim, Norway

Registered: 2008-07-21

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Re: amarok 1.4.10 from AUR plays flac files with errors

Do you know if amarok/xine/whatever uses ffmpeg to decode flac? I've had really weird issues with ffmpeg and flac (jumpy, broken sound).

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EnterTheDragon2007

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Registered: 2007-06-03

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Re: amarok 1.4.10 from AUR plays flac files with errors

nop i don't known such think but i search the forum and i came to the conclusion that amarok just sucks when it  has to deal with different type of media except mp3.

1LordAnubis

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Registered: 2008-10-10

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Re: amarok 1.4.10 from AUR plays flac files with errors

Why not amarok 2.3 from extra?
Found this but its for 2.3: forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=116&t=85428

looks like amarok just uses xine, which I don't know much about...
the 2.3 version depends on kde4, so you can run kde4 system settings and switch the multimedia backend between xine, mplayer, and gstreamer (need the aur packages first). I know mplayer should use ffmpeg to playback though.

Edit: looks like exaile and totem use gstreamer for playback

Last edited by 1LordAnubis (2010-05-19 16:19:09)

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GogglesGuy

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Re: amarok 1.4.10 from AUR plays flac files with errors

Do you know if amarok/xine/whatever uses ffmpeg to decode flac? I've had really weird issues with ffmpeg and flac (jumpy, broken sound).

FYI Latest xine library will automatically use the libflac plugin instead of ffmpeg plugin for flac playback.