Re: [Lynx-dev] playing aac or m4a files

[Jude DaShiell]

On Linux mpg321 or mpg123 might play those files or maybe some more
advanced software would be needed.  Failing that, could sox be used to
convert file type then play the converted output?

On Mon, 26 Aug 2019, address@hidden wrote:

> Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 19:11:59
> From: address@hidden
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: [Lynx-dev] playing aac or m4a files
>
>
>       I just realized that the readings of articles from 'The New
> Yorker' that I download are AAC.  lynx won't play them for me
> either. I've tried audio/m4a and application/m4a
>
> file returns:
>
> singlefile-spy-spy-spy-949e5d4d-a25d-4a62-acdd-991da1fcade6.m4a: ISO Media, 
> Apple iTunes ALAC/AAC-LC (.M4A) Audio
>
> mediainfo returns:
>
> General
> Complete name                            : 
> singlefile-spy-spy-spy-949e5d4d-a25d-4a62-acdd-991da1fcade6.m4a
> Format                                   : MPEG-4
> Format profile                           : Apple audio with iTunes info
> Codec ID                                 : M4A
> File size                                : 17.5 MiB
> Duration                                 : 37mn 29s
> Overall bit rate mode                    : Constant
> Overall bit rate                         : 65.4 Kbps
> Encoded date                             : UTC 1904-01-01 00:00:00
> Tagged date                              : UTC 1904-01-01 00:00:00
> Writing application                      : Lavf58.25.100
>
> Audio
> ID                                       : 1
> Format                                   : AAC
> Format/Info                              : Advanced Audio Codec
> Format profile                           : LC
> Codec ID                                 : 40
> Duration                                 : 37mn 29s
> Duration_LastFrame                       : -17ms
> Bit rate mode                            : Constant
> Bit rate                                 : 64.0 Kbps
> Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
> Channel positions                        : Front: L R
> Sampling rate                            : 44.1 KHz
> Compression mode                         : Lossy
> Stream size                              : 17.2 MiB (98%)
> Encoded date                             : UTC 1904-01-01 00:00:00
> Tagged date                              : UTC 1904-01-01 00:00:00
>
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