I need support for more audio files in the previewer

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I need support for more audio files in the previewer

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I don't know how this ufnction is named properly, but when I press CTRL+Q and I navigate arround my audio files I can hear them playing. The problem is that the number of formats supported is significantly limited. Are there any plugins that can increase it? Possibly based on the BASS library

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Re: I need support for more audio files in the previewer

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What formats do you need to be supported by quick view?
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Re: I need support for more audio files in the previewer

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Did you try it with the new TC 10 media player with the LAV codecs ?
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Re: I need support for more audio files in the previewer

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MP3, wav, ogg, m4a, amr, ETC

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Re: I need support for more audio files in the previewer

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2Woailizhi
Some formats may be supported only for short file path length, some may have support limited for specific settings (bitrate, compression level etc.). It depends on codecs registered in system. Read these messages:
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=73376&p=395553#p395553
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=73376&p=395562#p395562
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Re: I need support for more audio files in the previewer

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2Woailizhi

Usually, MP3 and WAV should be supported by default right away. Anyways, you can try to add support for these extensions by importing the reg-file below to your Windows registry.

(1.) Click the blue text 'Select all' in the code-box below, copy the marked content and save it to a file with the file extension '.reg' (like MCI.reg).
(2.) In Total Commander, press ENTER on this new reg-file to import its content to your Windows registry.
(3.) Now check whether these extensions are supported by Total Commander's Media Viewer (F3 or Ctrl-Q).

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REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\MCI Extensions]
"amr"="MPEGVideo"
"m4a"="MPEGVideo"
"mp3"="MPEGVideo"
"ogg"="MPEGVideo"
"wav"="WaveAudio"
For the file extensions still not working, chances are you haven't installed the required libraries/codecs yet.
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Re: I need support for more audio files in the previewer

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deus-ex wrote: 2021-03-17, 18:30 UTC 2Woailizhi

Usually, MP3 and WAV should be supported by default right away. Anyways, you can try to add support for these extensions by importing the reg-file below to your Windows registry.

(1.) Click the blue text 'Select all' in the code-box below, copy the marked content and save it to a file with the file extension '.reg' (like MCI.reg).
(2.) In Total Commander, press ENTER on this new reg-file to import its content to your Windows registry.
(3.) Now check whether these extensions are supported by Total Commander's Media Viewer (F3 or Ctrl-Q).

Code: Select all

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\MCI Extensions]
"amr"="MPEGVideo"
"m4a"="MPEGVideo"
"mp3"="MPEGVideo"
"ogg"="MPEGVideo"
"wav"="WaveAudio"
For the file extensions still not working, chances are you haven't installed the required libraries/codecs yet.
I guess the reg file should start with
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
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Re: I need support for more audio files in the previewer

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Horst.Epp wrote: 2021-03-17, 18:37 UTCI guess the reg file should start with Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
'REGEDIT4' actually works the same, and the string is way shorter.

EDIT: See Microsoft knowledge base article 310516.

The one substancial difference is that the text of 'REGEDIT4' files is usually encoded in ANSI, while 'Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00' is encoded in Unicode. For importing data into the Windows registry the encoding of the text (ANSI or Unicode) is of no importance.
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Re: I need support for more audio files in the previewer

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In beta 2, it will not be necessary any more to edit the registry, there will be an option in Lister's configuration dialog.
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