Quicktime insists on playing MP3s?

I installed Quicktime for windows so it would play .MOV files, and only those. I configured 'file types' to do that and I unticked everything else. However, if I click an MP3 link on a web page Quicktime opens up and plays it - every time! I want Windows Media Player to do this. If I click on an MP3 in my PC everything is ok. How do I stop Quicktime from giving itself priority when I click on an MP3 link in a web site??
John
Message was edited by: SkylineUK (typo)

QuickTime Control Panel / Browser tab / MIME Settings button
Remove the check mark for .mp3 files and your browser will not play them with the QuickTime browser plug-in.

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They just have the wrong creator.
Charlie Minow wrote a script to fix it and gives some background information:
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Try removing or replacing the spaces in the file name with an _ or -).

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Yes but I did exactly what I accused you of doing so it was really bad!
Software troubles can drive you a bit crazy. Sorry again.
From: pziecina <[email protected]>
Reply-To: <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:16:11 -0600
To: d maass <[email protected]>
Subject: Cannot play MP3 files in Dreamweaver CS4
Hi
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Not really expecting any relevant answers but I might as well try I guess.
Ok, before:
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Ignore the first two, long story. Anyway:
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[SOLVED] unable to play mp3 or flac files in mpd, .dts files play fine

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I rolled back the packages mentioned above but the issue remains unsolved.
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mpd -v --no-daemon shows the following:
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config: loading file /etc/mpd.conf
listen: binding to address for 192.168.1.3
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database: reading DB
disabling the last.fm playlist plugin because account is not configured
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Jun 28 00:54 : client: [0] process command "playlistfind filename "Lossy - Tagged and Sorted/Wild Oats/WO-0001 - Kyle Hall - Worx Of Art EP 1 - 2008/Kyle Hall - 01 - Fuse N Me .mp3""
Jun 28 00:54 : client: [0] command returned 0
Jun 28 00:54 : client: [0] process command "addid "Lossy - Tagged and Sorted/Wild Oats/WO-0001 - Kyle Hall - Worx Of Art EP 1 - 2008/Kyle Hall - 01 - Fuse N Me .mp3""
Jun 28 00:54 : add to playlist: Lossy - Tagged and Sorted/Wild Oats/WO-0001 - Kyle Hall - Worx Of Art EP 1 - 2008/Kyle Hall - 01 - Fuse N Me .mp3
Jun 28 00:54 : database: get song: Lossy - Tagged and Sorted/Wild Oats/WO-0001 - Kyle Hall - Worx Of Art EP 1 - 2008/Kyle Hall - 01 - Fuse N Me .mp3
Jun 28 00:54 : client: [0] command returned 0
Jun 28 00:54 : client: [0] process command "playid "7""
Jun 28 00:54 : playlist: play 7:"Lossy - Tagged and Sorted/Wild Oats/WO-0001 - Kyle Hall - Worx Of Art EP 1 - 2008/Kyle Hall - 01 - Fuse N Me .mp3"
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Jun 28 00:54 : decoder_control: mixramp_start = NULL
Jun 28 00:54 : decoder_control: mixramp_prev_end = NULL
Jun 28 00:54 : client: [0] command returned 0
Jun 28 00:54 : client: [0] process command "status"
Jun 28 00:54 : client: [0] command returned 0
Jun 28 00:54 : client: [0] process command "idle"
Jun 28 00:54 : client: [0] command returned 1
Jun 28 00:54 : client: [0] process command "playlistid "7""
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Jun 28 00:54 : mad: LAME peak found: 0.000000
Jun 28 00:54 : mad: LAME track gain found: -5.000000
Jun 28 00:54 : mad: encoder delay is 576, encoder padding is 1818
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Jun 28 00:54 : alsa: default period_time = buffer_time/4 = 185759/4 = 46439
Jun 28 00:54 : client: [0] process command "plchangesposid "2""
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Jun 28 00:54 : alsa: buffer_size=8192 period_size=2048
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# An example configuration file for MPD
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# Files and directories #######################################################
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## sink "remote_server_sink" # optional
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# type "pipe"
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# name "My Null Output"
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# default_songlength "120"
# filter "true"
Whenever I run xbmc using the hdmi digital output it just plays mp3 and flac files without problems.
Anyone any clues on how to solve this issue?
TIA, dafart
Since
Last edited by dafart (2010-07-01 00:38:09)

aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: NVIDIA HDMI [NVIDIA HDMI]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Which correspondents fine with the
device "hw:0,3"
in my mpd.conf alsa section.
Also sound worked fine withh this config before I started installing ffmpeg-svn and alikes
hokasch:
I tried changing the mixer to "Master" but that did not change much.

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And also for the application to read the current directory its located in and build a playlist based on the files inside.
any information of examples would be greatly appreciated.
Peter.

As for loading and playing the files there is no issue. Simply load them as you would load any file. You can even use a relative path if they are in the same folder as the SWF, or a sub-folder that is in the folder with the SWF.
As for looking at the server directory for what files are there, and using them - I know of no way to do this. That doesn't mean it is impossible, just that I haven't come across a method in my experience.
What I typically do is to archive the list of files in an XML file, and load the XML. I know, that adds an extra step, and an extra file, but it is the easiest method for approximating what you want to do.
Let me edit this response.
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A bug or something wrong with the codes listed down here is very confusing me and makes me desperate. Can anyone help me please ?
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.media.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;
class PlayMP3Thread
extends Thread
private URL url;
String[] filenames ;
File[] files ;
boolean condition=true;
boolean pause=false;
int count ;
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try
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/*player.addControllerListener(
new ControllerListener()
public void controllerUpdate(ControllerEvent event)
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player.stop();
player.close();
player.realize();
player.start();
catch (Exception e)
e.printStackTrace();
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condition=false;
pause=false;
public void pause()
while(!pause)
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try
wait();
catch(Exception ex){}
pause=true;
public void resumes()
while(pause)
notify();
pause=false;
} // end of class MP3Thread
public class mp3Play extends JFrame {
JTextField direcText ;
JFileChooser fc;
static final String
TITLE="MP3 PLAYER",
DIRECTORY="Directory : ",
BROWSE="Browse...",
START="Start up",
STOP="Stop",
PAUSE="Pause",
RESUME="Resume",
EXIT="Exit";
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public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
int returnVal = fc.showOpenDialog(mp3Play.this);
if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
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     back.add(p1);
     JPanel p2 = new JPanel();
          JPanel butPanel = new JPanel();
          butPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.black));
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          startButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
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     p2.add(butPanel);
     JButton stopButton = new JButton(STOP, new ImageIcon("images/stop.gif"));
     stopButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
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     p2.add(stopButton);
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     pauseButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
          play.pause();
     p2.add(pausetButton);
     JButton resumeButton = new JButton(RESUME, new ImageIcon("images/resume.gif"));
          resumeButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
               play.resumes();
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     back.add(p2);
JButton exitButton = new JButton(EXIT, new ImageIcon("images/exit.gif"));
          exitButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
               System.exit(0);
          p2.add(exitButton);
          back.add(p2);
          addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
     public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
     System.exit(0);
          pack();
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}

Actually I don't know much about fixing technical error or logical error.
When it compiled , there are 6 errors showed up :
can't resolve symbol : method listFiles (<anonymous java.awt.event.ActionListener>)
location: class java.io.File
          File[] files = (new File(direcText.getText())).listFiles(this);
can't resolve symbol: variable files
                    PlayMP3Thread play = new PlayMP3Thread(files);
can't resolve symbol: variable play
          play.stops();
can't resolve symbol: variable play
          play.pause();
^
can't resolve symbol : variable pausetButton
location: class mp3Play
     p2.add(pausetButton);
^
can't resolve symbol: variable play
               play.resumes();
Any suggestions ?

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I just started using this new MacBook Pro and transfered my music library to the new laptop. I'm having a problem with iTunes playing MP3 files: when I double click on a MP3 track iTunes seems to freeze for like 3 - 4 seconds before the track starts playing and then it plays normally without a hitch. This is happening with each and every MP3 track that I have in the library as well as new MP3 tracks that I'm adding. Th short delay/freeze also occurs when I try to view or alter the info of an MP3 track in the library, so that when I right click on a track and click Get Info, the 'Get Info' screen will take about 3 - 4 seconds to show up and the same freeze happens when I click OK to close the 'Get Info' screen.
Note that this happens only with MP3 tracks. Tracks purchased from the iTunes store (AAC) do not have this problem and start playing without any delay/freeze.
Another weird tidbit: When MP3 tracks are in the same playlist (or album) and I let them play one after another (without me skipping to the next/previous song) then the delay/freeze does not occur at all. This delay seems to just happen when I start playing a song or when I click the fast forward/Rewind buttons to skip to the next/previous track.
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It only happens on mp3s not on AAC's to me too! Just so you all know. I thought an EXTERNAL DRIVE was my problem but after hours of research I found it's probably an intentional bug (just kidding Apple you don't hate other companies that much....geesh! ) It might not be this...but you never know.
I thought maybe it was the TAG but it seems this has nothing to do with it. Point is either Apple left a bug on the last update of itunes MP3s because to them it's less of a priority or it's being messed up by Amazon folders (still looking in to), or maybe there was a problem with the install.
So far my options are to get an MP3 to AAC convertor and dump my 3000 songs into a program for converting, wait for an update, reinstall, or keep looking for a missed solution.
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