Hi i used ffdshow decoder and i had a strange problem with my auto tagger in winamp 5.1.The tags are not shown at all!!

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Hi! I followed your tutorial and i could configure winamp with ffdshow but when I want to add new albums/tracks winamp with ffdshow decoder interprets them as video (?) That's the exact problem as Shaher's... the link you posted to see is not good anymore :( so any suggestions how to have id3 tags as before and ffdsow at the same time? because it is really annoying to have go through the trouble of changing codec input every time i want to add new stuff in media library
thanks! and great job with the tutorial!! cheers!

Hi.
I have an onboard soundcard SoundMAX, compatible with sound to 5.1 and only it supports 16 BIT integer. Unluckily only I have two stereo speakers, with control of incorporated BASS. Also I see that one of these has output to incorporate a subwoofer, but I do not have subwoofer :(

I have some doubts.

- FDshow's LFE work in the BASS of the speakers?
- Are my speakers considered sound 2.0 or 2.1 ?
- A subwoofer is necessary to make good use of the FFDshow's LFE, or with the speakers than I possess is it sufficient?

Greetings and many thanks! Very good tutorial!

i'd suggest you to grab the newer FFDShow release from here

and make sure that :

1. You've configured FFDshow to decode MP3, or any other audio format you choose from the Codecs Tab in FFDshow

2. If you only allowed ffdshow to run in specific application only, make sure you've put the media player executable name in there, for example if you want to allow Windows Media Player then you should make sure that wmplayer.exe is listed there

3. If its still not working, try setting the FFDshow Merit to high (if its for me i just ran it in FFDshow default merit without problem) at the DirectShow Control Tab

I play the mp3 files thru Windows MCE 2005, which I suppose is just another front-end for Windows Media Player. Im using ffdshow tryouts rev 1085 (22 march 2007). Any ideas why ffdshow audio decoder doesnt start?

What is your media player ? is it Windows Media Player or ... ? and could you tell me which FFDshow version you're using ?

Hi, im having a problem getting ffdshow to decode my mp3 files. Im using Windows Media Center Edition 2005 to play the files, but ffdshow does not react when playing them. If I start a movie, ffdshow fires ut right away. Do you have any suggustions? Its more or less a clean OS install. Ive installed TheaterTek DVD software and AC3 filter, in addition to ffdshow.

hm ... that's strange because all mp3 files in winamp should be decoded by ffdshow unless there's a conflict somewhere

could you tell me other codec you've installed on your system ?

When I set the directshow filter to play MP3's, it only plays some of my MP3's with ffdshow. Other times it will not play at all. I see the tray icon for my OGG/Vorbis decoder for a brief moment before it goes away. Any ideas on how to fix this?

i'd rather use enhancer 0.17 when it comes to winamp, it appears to do the same thing just slightly better.

search the winamp plugin library for it under audio dsp.

Hahahaha .. that's why you should remove the MP3 extension from the directshow decoder first before adding your audio files into winamp library ;)

nevermind I tried it and it did T-T oh wells

Ohh ok..what if I use the 'add files when played option'? Will it be added as video files?

Ah .. you can do it by changing the DirectShow Decoder option in winamp (Preferences -> Input -> DirectShow Decoder) and remove the MP3 file extension before adding new audio so winamp can detect it properly :)