I have a captured asf audio stream (captured with aviplay on linux, using the windows codecs). I want to convert it to something playable on the empeg. I don't care if that's wma or mp3. I don't want to use windows to do it. Am I s.o.l.?

I want to convert it to something

I expect transcode can do that -- it can certainly do most things.

Peter

I looked before and came to the opposite conclusion. However, after some external reading a did before I realize now that:
* import_mplayer.so
interface to Mplayer for decoding unsupported codecs, exotic file formats or more ore less broken sources.


is probably enough.

import_mplayer.so

I suppose this is one of these wrappers that allow windows dll's
to be executed in Linux?

If it is, it will be limited to x86 architecture.

While we are on this subject, I'm looking for sample source code
that retrieves the properties of wma files. Under properties,
I mean, bitrate, samplerate, stereo/mono, length, and id3-like
stuff like artist, title, album, tracknumber and so on.

I can see most information sitting in the headers, but it'd be nice
to know the exact locations.
Needless to say, I can't use any code that uses Windows SDK's.

Pim

I suppose this is one of these wrappers that allow windows dll's
to be executed in Linux?
Mplayer and aviplay (avifile) are both linux programs which on x86 can use windows dlls. It's not just a wrapper but it does include one.

If it is, it will be limited to x86 architecture.

Yup. When I was still active in sparc linux the need for this pissed me off to no end. I'm still not happy about it.