Audioplayer issues: wrong play length // file doesn't open at all

[alezy]

Hello! I have issues with default media player in Total Commander 11.00

The first file opened as audio with length 1:32, but actual length is 2:08. If I open file and just listen, then progress indicator goes to 1:32 and stops here, but audios continue to play till the end. If I move the progress indicator to position like 1:30 and start audio, it plays about real end of audio file.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NnQ3akP1q-wMNjtXh5ONEXhXqKcFTg-F/view?usp=drive_link

The second file doesn't open at all. But other players recognize it as audio without problems.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WZr4qJcDVhZ1xUDLuiPl1eiLtvs3Suuu/view?usp=drive_link

Windows 10 22H2 x64. Tested on clean installation.
Total Commander 11.00 x64 without plugins

[wetware05]

Hi.

They are reproduced here correctly.

[Horst.Epp]

I don't know what player and codec you have, but they are wrong.
Both files play fine here and show the correct info.
Using TC and the K-Lite Codec pack, which include the for TC suggested LAV filters.

[petermad]

Works fine here, using these LAV filters: https://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters/releases

Just download https://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters/releases/download/0.77.2/LAVFilters-0.77.2-x64.zip and unpack the file to TC's Filter64 directory.

[alezy]

For many last years, I'm not using "codec packs" on Windows. So problem with default codecs.
Thanks to all. Using LAV filters or installing K-Lite Codec pack helped.

[ghisler(Author)]

The reason is the built in mp3 decoder in Windows: It doesn't handle variable bit rate correctly. Instead, it seems that it just looks at the bit rate of the first frame and determines the length from that.

[Dalai]

2ghisler(Author)
Only one of the files is VBR, the other is CBR, so the decoder must be tripping over something else as well. Maybe the embedded image?

Regards
Dalai

[alezy]

There is no any FAQs, help topics or advices to install some additional files - filters. The page https://www.ghisler.com/filters.htm is inaccessible from left site menu, the only way to find it to Google something like "total commander filters". So many people don't know about this feature.

[Horst.Epp]

2alezy
Why didn't you look in the Configuration when you want to view something ?
Configuration / Operation / Edit/View / Configure Internal Viewer...
There is even a button to download the LAV files

[alezy]

2Horst.Epp
Yep.. This button is located at a distance of six mouse clicks... if you know where to go.

[Horst.Epp]

2Horst.Epp
Yep.. This button is located at a distance of six mouse clicks... if you know where to go.

Seeking for viewing problems and not looking for this on the simple to find item is a little bit strange.
It doesn't matter what number of mouse clicks this means.
It's a simple, logical way, even for beginners.

[Dalai]

2Horst.Epp
It can be made more obvious and easier to access. It also doesn't change the fact that quite a lot of subpages (this one about codecs/filters, the one about the USB cables and many others) on ghisler.com are not linked/shown in the navigation on the left-hand side.

Regards
Dalai