| Different kinds of media files require different players to play them. The 3 most popular media players are Windows Media Player, QuickTime, and Real Player. You should be able to play most media file with one of these players. The list below shows the file extensions of common media files and which programs can play them.
Radio Internet Site however only includes channels and stations that play in Windows Media Player and Media Player Classic. This because Windows Media Player is the default player in the operating system and Media Player classic is a simple, spamfree, lightweight player that Plays almost any file. Radio Internet Site figures these are the only two player you need.
If a media file doesn’t play properly (ex. plays sound but not video) even though you have a player that should be able to play it, you may need to download additional codecs for the file to run. Codec stands for compressor/decompressor and is used to make media file sizes smaller. Your computer won’t be able to play a media file if it doesn’t have a codec that can translate it. One common codec is the DivX codec that is used for some animations and television programs recorded by some TV tuners.
Free Windows Media Player
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp
Free Real Alternative & Media Player Classic
http://www.free-codecs.com/Real_Alternative_download.htm
Real Alternative will allow you to play RealMedia files. Media Player Classic is included as part of the package.
Free Quicktime Player
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
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Real Player
http://www.real.com/
CODEC PACKS
http://www.free-codecs.com/Codec_Packs.htm
Download latest audio & video codec packs.
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.aif (Windows Media Player)
.aifc (Windows Media Player, QuickTime)
.aiff (Windows Media Player, QuickTime, Real Alternative)
.asf (Windows Media Player, Real Alternative)
.asx (Windows Media Player)
.au (Windows Media Player, QuickTime)
.avi (Windows Media Player, QuickTime, Real Alternative)
.cda (Windows Media Player, QuickTime, Real Alternative)
.dv (QuickTime)
.flc (QuickTime)
.fli (QuickTime)
.ivf (Windows Media Player)
> .kar (QuickTime)
.lqt (Real Alternative)
.m1v (Windows Media Player)
.m3u (Windows Media Player)
.med (Real Alternative)
.mes (Real Alternative)
.mid (Windows Media Player, Real Player)
.midi (Windows Media Player, QuickTime, Real Alternative)
.mif (Real Player)
> .mov (QuickTime)
.mp2 (Windows Media Player)
.mp3 (Windows Media Player, QuickTime, Real Alternative)
.mpa (Windows Media Player)
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.mpe (Windows Media Player)
.mpeg (Windows Media Player, QuickTime, Real Alternative)
.mpg (Windows Media Player, Real Alternative)
.mpv2 (Windows Media Player)
.qt (QuickTime)
.qtc (QuickTime)
.qtvr (QuickTime)
.ra (Real Alternative)
.ram (Real Alternative)
.rm (Real Alternative)
.rmi (Windows Media Player, Real Alternative)
.rp (Real Alternative)
.rt (Real Alternative)
> .smi (Real Alternative)
.smil (Real Alternative)
.snd (Windows Media Player)
.swf (QuickTime, Real Player)
> .wav (Windows Media Player, QuickTime, Real Alternative)
.wax (Windows Media Player)
.wma (Windows Media Player, Real Alternative)
.wmp (Windows Media Player)
.wmv (Windows Media Player)
.wmx (Windows Media Player)
.wvx (Windows Media Player) |
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