Song not completed with media player

[jpixi]

Hi,

I am a new user of pocket pc and I have a cassiopeia EM-505F.

I tried to play the MP3 song I load in my pocket pc but it only play for 1.26mins which the song is 4.26mins( 4.2mb). I have no free space problem.

Can anyone tell me why?

regards,
Jpixi

[Jason Dunn]

Is your MP3 song in VBR format? The Windows Media Player has a problem with VBR format files. You can try transcoding it to WMA format:

http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/stepbystep/transcode.asp

[jpixi]

Pardon me , what is VBR format? All I can see is mp3 extension and thats all. How can I tell it is VBR format?

WMA format, it is the wav format? Wav format is too big for py pocket PC I cannot affort it. If not do you mind to tell me how to convert to WMA?

Thanks.

Regards,
Jpixi

[Jason Dunn]

Pardon me , what is VBR format? All I can see is mp3 extension and thats all. How can I tell it is VBR format?

VBR stands for "Variable Bit Rate". If you're playing back the MP3 with Winamp, look at the bitrate - if it jumps up and down (changes), that's VBR file.

I strongly urge you to read these digital audio primer articles:

http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/stepbystep/audio.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/stepbystep/makewav.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/stepbystep/convert.asp

If you want to rip WMA files, you can do it with Windows Media Player on your desktop PC. Here are some links to get you started:

http://windowsmedia.com/mg/xpgettingstarted/home.asp