IMA ADPCM Codec format

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Greetings all:



I have been reading through all the posts here trying to find some answers
to my PPC / WMP issue and I believe I may understand what my problem is, but
I will ask my question anyway.



I have a phone system that is setup to send voice mail messages to an MS
Exchange 2003 server, just like Ed is doing in his post "Playing compressed
..wav files" on 4/15/05. The phone system, which is a 3COM NBX 100, sends
the .WAV file using an IMA ADPCM Codec. If I open a message sent to me in
Outlook on my PC I can play the file which is attached just fine. If I open
the same message on my PPC and open the attached file it will not play.
Based on what I have learned I believe I must have the IMA ADPCM Codec on my
PPC.



I am using Pocket PC 2003 SE, and Windows Media Player 9. Two questions:
Can I install Codecs onto the PPC, and if, not will the newer WMP10 play
this type of file format?



I appreciate feedback from all who reply.



Pat

 

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Patrick wrote:
[...]
> I am using Pocket PC 2003 SE, and Windows Media Player 9. Two
> questions: Can I install Codecs onto the PPC

No.

>, and if, not will the
> newer WMP10 play this type of file format?

No, don't believe so.

You should however be able to deploy a 3rd party audio player capable of
playing ADPCM WAV files. Betaplayer (http/betaplayer.corecodec.org/) is
one such player, it's a free download.

Tony

 

[raywood]

I've got a different question, but it fits under the subject line of IMA ADPCM Codec Format, so I'll put it here. It may incidentally provide insight on the previous question.

My question:

I have files created in a digital voice recorder (DVR). I downloaded them to the computer via mini-USB cable. These are WAV files in IMA ADPCM format. The proprietary software included with the DVR shows both the date and time of the download (i.e., of file creation on the computer) and of actual file creation (i.e., of file creation on the recorder, i.e., when I pressed the "Record" button).

Neither Windows Explorer nor Ubuntu Nautilus shows the date and time of actual file creation. Since the proprietary software is able to do so, I assume that the date and time information must be embedded within the WAVs. I can't find any other program that will display or export that date and time information. I want that information so that I can rename the files to show their date and time of creation. Any ideas on how I can get that information for a number of files (i.e., without manual entry)?

Thanks in advance!