unable to hear OGG Vorbis files with Winamp

itamarl · 8th September 2002, 08:48

I have just installed Winamp3.

I have also started dabbling withencoding music using the OGG Vorbis encoder.

I encoded a few songs with EAC as a ripper and the newest version of the OGG encoder from the official Vorbis site.

to my amazement Winamp3 is unable to play those files wehreas Windows media player (tphewi!!) downloaded a decoder from the net and started playing on the spot.

I will apreciate a reply,
Thanks Itamar.

itamarl · 8th September 2002, 08:53

Will do, thanx

XeQtR · 8th September 2002, 13:37

I have the same problem. I've tried the update, but it still won't work... Anything more i can do?

itamarl · 8th September 2002, 13:41

Ho dear...

I just found out that if you drag and drop the file on to Winamp3 it plays fine... but if you double click it it just opens Winamp3 and does nothing - BUG!!

XeQtR · 8th September 2002, 13:48

It won't work for me no matter what. I don't know why it is like this, but this unfortunately makes me not want to use this player.

XeQtR · 8th September 2002, 21:42

It worked now, sorry i didn't see it before. Thanks!

corestar · 10th September 2002, 18:53

I've just encountered the same problem with Winamp3, and I'm currently stripping out all the ID3V2 tags from my OGGs.

But -- I have to ask -- why did they play perfectly OK in Winamp 2.80? Couldn't the developers of Winamp 3 have just arranged for Winamp 3 to ignore them in the same way that Winamp 2.80 did?

Or was some anal retentive developer trying to force me not to use ID3 tags with OGG files?

itamarl · 11th September 2002, 12:16

I have just realised that if the file name is in Hebrew (I'm from Israel) then it won't play! (even with MP3s)

works fine on the old winamp!

BUG!

peter · 11th September 2002, 12:58

proper support for international filenames coming later, now stop asking.
if you have id3 tags in your ogg files, your files are corrupted and you should expect trouble; if anything else plays them, it's purely accidential (and probably related to the fact that wa2 doesn't do header checks to determine file format, while wa3 does).

Catmando · 11th September 2002, 23:27

If ID3 tags don't work for OGG are there any tags that do work for OGG and Winamp3 or are OGG users just S.O.L.?

Catmando · 11th September 2002, 23:34

Nevermind... I found the answer to my own question here:

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....hlight=ogg+tag

8th September 2002, 08:48	#1
itamarl Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4	unable to hear OGG Vorbis files with Winamp I have just installed Winamp3. I have also started dabbling withencoding music using the OGG Vorbis encoder. I encoded a few songs with EAC as a ripper and the newest version of the OGG encoder from the official Vorbis site. to my amazement Winamp3 is unable to play those files wehreas Windows media player (tphewi!!) downloaded a decoder from the net and started playing on the spot. I will apreciate a reply, Thanks Itamar.

10th September 2002, 18:53	#7
corestar Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brighton, UK Posts: 1	OGG and ID3 tags I've just encountered the same problem with Winamp3, and I'm currently stripping out all the ID3V2 tags from my OGGs. But -- I have to ask -- why did they play perfectly OK in Winamp 2.80? Couldn't the developers of Winamp 3 have just arranged for Winamp 3 to ignore them in the same way that Winamp 2.80 did? Or was some anal retentive developer trying to force me not to use ID3 tags with OGG files?

11th September 2002, 23:27	#10
Catmando Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5	any valid tags for ogg? If ID3 tags don't work for OGG are there any tags that do work for OGG and Winamp3 or are OGG users just S.O.L.?

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8th September 2002, 08:53	#2
itamarl Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4	Will do, thanx

8th September 2002, 13:37	#3
XeQtR Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 6	I have the same problem. I've tried the update, but it still won't work... Anything more i can do?

8th September 2002, 13:41	#4
itamarl Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4	Ho dear... I just found out that if you drag and drop the file on to Winamp3 it plays fine... but if you double click it it just opens Winamp3 and does nothing - BUG!!

8th September 2002, 13:48	#5
XeQtR Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 6	It won't work for me no matter what. I don't know why it is like this, but this unfortunately makes me not want to use this player.

8th September 2002, 21:42	#6
XeQtR Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 6	It worked now, sorry i didn't see it before. Thanks!

11th September 2002, 12:16	#8
itamarl Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4	I have just realised that if the file name is in Hebrew (I'm from Israel) then it won't play! (even with MP3s) works fine on the old winamp! BUG!

11th September 2002, 12:58	#9
peter ist death Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 3,704	proper support for international filenames coming later, now stop asking. if you have id3 tags in your ogg files, your files are corrupted and you should expect trouble; if anything else plays them, it's purely accidential (and probably related to the fact that wa2 doesn't do header checks to determine file format, while wa3 does).

11th September 2002, 23:34	#11
Catmando Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5	Nevermind... I found the answer to my own question here: http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....hlight=ogg+tag