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<blockquote type="cite" cite>I'm running into an issue with
streaming G.711 WAV files using a combination of:</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Live555MediaServer [LIVE555 Media Server
version 0.66 (LIVE555 Streaming Media library version
2011.03.14)]</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><u>Windows Media Player
11.0</u></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>G.711 WAV file</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>All running on Windows XP
Pro</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>The same combination of versions works
well when streaming MP3 files. Before I dive into the source code, can
you tell me if Live555MediaServer supports streaming of G.711 WAV
files?</blockquote>
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Yes it does.</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite> If so, do you have any insight on
where the issue might be?</blockquote>
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<div>You can't (in general) expect Windows Media Player to play a
standards-compliant media stream. It is horribly
non-standards-compliant.</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite> If it helps, I'm encountering the
same problem with:</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Live555MediaServer [LIVE555 Media Server
version 0.66 (LIVE555 Streaming Media library version
2011.03.14)]</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><u>MPlayer 4.2.5</u></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>G.711 WAV file</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>All running on Windows XP
Pro</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>MPlayer reports "File not found
or Invalid Format".</blockquote>
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<div>Are you sure that your ".wav" file exists in the same
directory as the server application?</div>
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<div>If you're still having problems, then please point us at an
example of a file that doesn't work, so we can download and test it
for ourself.</div>
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Ross Finlayson<br>
Live Networks, Inc.<br>
http://www.live555.com/</div>
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