Speex dev - Jul 2007 - Information

I have Windows XP on my computer.  I am trying to access the audio on a file
that my client has sent me.  The message says:  Codec is missig.  Speex Voice
A109 is not installed on your computer.  When I try to install it from the
internet, it tells me it cannot be installed.  Can you give me any help on
installing Speex Voice A109 so I can access the audio?

Ann Felkins 
308-235-4416
e-mail:  gmaf@bbcwb.net
address:  4840 Road 39 W
Kimball, Ne  69145
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What exactly did you try to install?  Have you looked into Zen's
Directshow filters [1] that make Speex work on Windows Media Player?

Can you tells us more details about this audio file?  A109?

-Ivo

[1] http://www.illiminable.com/ogg/

Ivo Emanuel Gon__alves wrote:
> Can you tells us more details about this audio file?  A109?
Almost certainly a file containing Speex data inside a WAV container.
A109 I believe is the format identifier for the Speex codec.

This is the sndfile-info output for a file like this:

	erikd@mingus > sndfile-info speex.wav 
	
	Version : libsndfile-1.0.18pre12
	
	Error : Not able to open input file speex.wav.
	File : speex.wav
	Length : 4218
	RIFF : 4210
	WAVE
	fmt  : 132
	  Format        : 0xA109 => Unknown format
	  Channels      : 1
	  Sample Rate   : 8000
	  Block Align   : 119
	  Bit Width     : 2
	*** No 'fmt ' chunk dumper for this format!
	fact : 4
	  frames  : 43505
	data : 4046
	End

libsndfile does not currently read (or write) these files.

HTH,
Erik
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