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gibingus · 06-25-2003, 09:27 AM

i was limewiring around and got a bunch of what look like music files with a .m4a extension, which i have never seen before. anyone know anything about this format or know what player is required to use it?

meanSpleen · 06-25-2003, 10:06 AM

m4a is an extension for the MPEG audio 4 file format. More commonly used extension is mp4. You should try renaming the file from m4a to mp4. I do believe that Quicktime for windows can handle it.

philzilla · 06-25-2003, 11:00 AM

yup, quicktime will play them for you (even though .mp4 might wrongly give you a WMP icon)

gibingus · 06-25-2003, 11:03 AM

many thanks, spleen, you are indeed the man of the hour. i renamed and qtime picked 'em right up.

ducati999 · 06-25-2003, 11:41 PM

Someone say m4?????

06-25-2003, 09:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
gibingus Insane Location: 38° 51' N 77° 2' W	m4a? i was limewiring around and got a bunch of what look like music files with a .m4a extension, which i have never seen before. anyone know anything about this format or know what player is required to use it?

06-25-2003, 10:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
meanSpleen Squid hat! Location: A Few Miles Away From Halx	m4a is an extension for the MPEG audio 4 file format. More commonly used extension is mp4. You should try renaming the file from m4a to mp4. I do believe that Quicktime for windows can handle it. __________________ Like TFP? Donate To Keep It Alive!!

06-25-2003, 11:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
gibingus Insane Location: 38° 51' N 77° 2' W	many thanks, spleen, you are indeed the man of the hour. i renamed and qtime picked 'em right up. __________________ if everyone is thinking alike, chances are no one is thinking.

06-25-2003, 11:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
ducati999 Crazy Location: USA	Someone say m4????? __________________ Twist of the wrist

06-25-2003, 11:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
philzilla Crazy Location: Liverpool, UK	yup, quicktime will play them for you (even though .mp4 might wrongly give you a WMP icon)