How to play FLAC file with Windows Media Player 12

Anonymous
2009-12-30T20:15:31+00:00

Is there any way to play Flac files with Windows Media Player 12?  A hefty percentage of my music library is FLAC. 

Thanks!

Lloyd

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Anonymous
2010-01-05T15:56:49+00:00

Hello L Goldfine,

Thank you for your inquiry.

The Flac extension is not a supported file type of Windows Media Player. You may however user your favorite search engine to search for a solution that may convert the file to a Windows Media Player supported file type.

For more information on Windows Media Player supported file types you may also view the following link: 

Information about the Multimedia file types that Windows Media Player supports

I hope this information is helpful.

Thank you,

Mary

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-08-27T21:22:29+00:00

    To my knowledge WMP does not natively play xvid, it does not have the codecs. Regarding the new codecs installed with the 007shark installation you will need to check with "leefrost". I do not have 007shark installed. Also I do not have any, avi/xvid movie files on my computer. I have inserted an article from the Microsoft Community that maybe willhelp, also a screenshot of what my WMP will play.

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    windows media player is not playing xvid files. It ask for codec and redirecting to microsoft. what is its codec and how to get it to play this files.

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    Maybe the following link would be worth a look:

    (FWIW...it's always a good idea to create a System 

    Restore point before installing software or updates)

    XviD Codec

    http://www.xvidmovies.com/codec/

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-08-27T19:37:14+00:00

    leefrost, Darney53, I have a bit of a concern here...

    I am almost certain that .avi/xvid movie files played in my WMP prior to my installing the shark007 codecs.

    In fact, I am positive that I always had the option of playing my xvid's movie files in WMP and/or any of my media players.

    Now, this morning, I am finding out that none of them will play in my WMP :(

    What happened?

    I can, of course, open them in any of my other movie players, so its  not really an issue. Just bothering me a bit.

    Can you guys play xvid/avi movies in your WMP?  

    All of my xvid's are still asscociated with the wmp icon, so Im not sure what happened.

    Thanks guys

    Russell

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-08-26T18:26:02+00:00

    True to that leefrost. I had never heard of 007Shark until your mention in this forum, even though I had been searching for something that would allow me to play lossless audio besides wav in Windows Media Player. Because I am still learning about codecs and after fumbling with plugins, when I found K-lite and it works well for me. I stop looking. But since I have been enlightened about other options for codecs I have been reading more. It seems that from my reading there are avent fans of 007Shark, but equally as much as K-lite. But having the options gives more choice for the user and there level of how to use; "understanding". I have others players on my computer. But none are better than Windows Media Player. I am able to play all lossless audio I choose; MKV, M2TS video and so on. I still would not say that 007Shark is the best, (I leave to the user). But agree that it will accomplish what it is designed for without compatibility problems. Thanks again for the pull up.

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