MP3 file question

system · February 9, 2006, 7:02pm

Scrolling through my mp3 collection, I see that some of my files are indeed
BLUE!!! Also those blue mp3 files cannot be copied to my mp3 player? What up wit dat?

system · February 9, 2006, 7:54pm

Scrolling through with what?

Explorer?

Windows Media Player?

system · February 9, 2006, 9:06pm

Sorry about that. Scrolling through Windows Exporer.

system · February 10, 2006, 12:06am

Maybe those blue files are DRM’s in some way that prevent the files from being copied to your MP3 player.

system · February 10, 2006, 12:56am

You sure they’re not WMA files? MP3s generally don’t do DRM.

system · February 10, 2006, 1:08am

What exactly is blue? Can you take a screenshot or something?

system · February 10, 2006, 1:36am

You had to ask…

system · February 16, 2006, 6:05pm

Here is a screen shot of blue mp3 files.

http://hackingthemainframe.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/12788/normal_screem%20capture.jpg

system · February 16, 2006, 6:19pm

your first problem is the Calgary Flames and #2 is William Hung.

system · February 16, 2006, 6:20pm

Exactly what I was going to say.

system · February 16, 2006, 6:27pm

Awe come on now Chief.

Tombstone quote:

Doc Holliday: “Why Ed, we cross?” to chiefdave.

system · February 16, 2006, 6:44pm

No, but seriously, how do you know they are MP3 files. You can’t see their extensions. Check their properties, or turn on file extensions and you’ll figure out what they really are.

system · February 16, 2006, 6:51pm

Mig, I only have mp3 songs. None other…no wma, no ra, no ram.

system · February 27, 2006, 5:14am

I’m listening to music on my stereo right now and I was wondering where the talking came from, kinda spooked me. You silly guy.

system · February 27, 2006, 6:18am

Yay! Another thread I can sofa dance to.

thanks MiG.

system · February 27, 2006, 8:37am

You’re the sofa king!

system · February 27, 2006, 4:50pm

Illywhacker’s sofa king hilarious.

system · March 27, 2006, 2:36am

Ok are you sure that you are using Window’s Explorer. Some Mp3 play somewhere (such as creative) will install there own version of Windows Explorer or a plug-in to work with their Mp3 player. (Creative Explorer)

Second, Check the properties. Check to see if it’s read only. Check the tag information. Make sure the file is complete. Can you play it from your computer? Check the tag information. Make sure your Mp3 player supports the tag information (shouldn’t make a differnce) and the bitrate of the file. Make sure it’s not compressed. (Although that shouldn’t make a difference)

Finally, make sure the destination path (mp3 player) is located, fully functional, and fully operational.

It’s always the small things that we forget.

And if all that doesn’t work, don’t worry, they were crapy songs anyway.

system · March 27, 2006, 3:00am

I noticed on my Windows machine that “blue” files are compressed. Are you using compression to save disk space?