incorrect track length display

omarello · 25th November 2003, 19:17

hey,

i've searched the forum for this problem and i found that people are having this problem when playing audio cd's but no one seems to have it with regular mp3's.

when ever i load files into the media library it reads the wrong track legth for some reason for some songs, i dunno where the problems comes from, does the mp3's tag have to do with it??? i've been having this problem since wa5 beta 1, does anyone have this problem too, and how can i solve it.

thanx

omarello · 26th November 2003, 06:51

so i guess my question was either really lame or asked like a million times. i actually searched google, and found this guy having the same problem but didn't discuss it but jut ranted about it in the foobar forums, not sure what to do,

DJ Egg · 26th November 2003, 11:03

Can't reproduce with MP3's.

What encoder was used?
eg. are they vbr MP3's encoded with Xing (MusicMatch, Real, AudioCatalyst)

Some tools to try:
vbrfix - Fixes missing vbr headers
MP3Utility - Reports corruption in headers/frames
EncSpot - Reports quality, encoder, etc.

BongFish · 18th December 2003, 19:24

I just started having this problem myself with WA5 Final.

The track lengths are replaced with correct values when actually played though.

spleef420 · 18th December 2003, 19:35

I had this same problem...I had ripped a dozen cd's using WMP(to lossless format) and converted to 320kbps mp3...some tracks had the wrong length (shown as full cd length). problem solved by reripping the messed up cds. the other problem was time scaling...some of the wrong timed tracks would play super slow.

easiest way to fix? if possible, rerip the songs that are messed up or rerip the entire cd. the only guaranteed fix(for me at least)

jarome · 28th December 2003, 01:51

I ran into this playing VBR MP3s recorded by MusicMatch in RealPlayer. After lots of going through support, I got the following answer from MusicMatch:
"Hello,

The trouble you are having with the time displayed for VBR MP3s is a known issue with the XAudio decoder that is used in MusicMatch Jukebox, as well as a number of other MP3 player programs. Once this issue is corrected in the XAudio decoder, we will be able to implement the fix within MusicMatch Jukebox. We hope you will continue to check our web site for updated releases for a resolution to this issue.

Regards,
Joe
MUSICMATCH®"

However, I have never gotten a fixed version from them. I strongly do not recommend using MMJ because they croak on large libraries, and they never heard of multithreading.

Alltaken · 28th December 2003, 03:50

same with me and FLAC files, about 60% of the list was saying the songs were about 4 weeks long LOL

Alltaken

25th November 2003, 19:17	#1
omarello Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: ---- Montreal ---- Canada ---- Posts: 529	incorrect track length display hey, i've searched the forum for this problem and i found that people are having this problem when playing audio cd's but no one seems to have it with regular mp3's. when ever i load files into the media library it reads the wrong track legth for some reason for some songs, i dunno where the problems comes from, does the mp3's tag have to do with it??? i've been having this problem since wa5 beta 1, does anyone have this problem too, and how can i solve it. thanx Shoot me again I ain't dead YET

26th November 2003, 06:51	#2
omarello Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: ---- Montreal ---- Canada ---- Posts: 529	so i guess my question was either really lame or asked like a million times. i actually searched google, and found this guy having the same problem but didn't discuss it but jut ranted about it in the foobar forums, not sure what to do, Shoot me again I ain't dead YET

26th November 2003, 11:03	#3
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,894	Can't reproduce with MP3's. What encoder was used? eg. are they vbr MP3's encoded with Xing (MusicMatch, Real, AudioCatalyst) Some tools to try: vbrfix - Fixes missing vbr headers MP3Utility - Reports corruption in headers/frames EncSpot - Reports quality, encoder, etc. Playlist -\|- Twitter

28th December 2003, 01:51	#6
jarome Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 20	VBR wrong length I ran into this playing VBR MP3s recorded by MusicMatch in RealPlayer. After lots of going through support, I got the following answer from MusicMatch: "Hello, The trouble you are having with the time displayed for VBR MP3s is a known issue with the XAudio decoder that is used in MusicMatch Jukebox, as well as a number of other MP3 player programs. Once this issue is corrected in the XAudio decoder, we will be able to implement the fix within MusicMatch Jukebox. We hope you will continue to check our web site for updated releases for a resolution to this issue. Regards, Joe MUSICMATCH®" However, I have never gotten a fixed version from them. I strongly do not recommend using MMJ because they croak on large libraries, and they never heard of multithreading.

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18th December 2003, 19:24	#4
BongFish Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 43	I just started having this problem myself with WA5 Final. The track lengths are replaced with correct values when actually played though.

18th December 2003, 19:35	#5
spleef420 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost Wages Posts: 166	I had this same problem...I had ripped a dozen cd's using WMP(to lossless format) and converted to 320kbps mp3...some tracks had the wrong length (shown as full cd length). problem solved by reripping the messed up cds. the other problem was time scaling...some of the wrong timed tracks would play super slow. easiest way to fix? if possible, rerip the songs that are messed up or rerip the entire cd. the only guaranteed fix(for me at least)

28th December 2003, 03:50	#7
Alltaken Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 215	same with me and FLAC files, about 60% of the list was saying the songs were about 4 weeks long LOL Alltaken