Does this require Windows Media Player to manage Media? Does this use WMP to manage media?
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With the Sony players, you can use Windows Media if you want...it's compatible. However, it doesn't force you to. If you prefer, you can also use a simple drag-and-drop with folders, like a mass storage device.
195724
All I used it with was .ts files [MPEG], recorded on my computer with NPVR [http://www.nextpvr.com/], which is a free, open source video scheduler and recorder. I didn't even try it with anything else. I can only assume that it would handle the WMC formats fine.
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Windows Media Player is the true weird player. It is not the standard, and you're fooling yourself if you think otherwise. Also, for your information, something 'playing by default in WMP' is controlled simply by the set of DirectShow codecs installed on the system - it has nothing to do with the player itself. So in 20 years, you'll still have to have the correct codecs installed, regardless of the player you decide to use. And in 20 years, if you still use WMP, something must have been very wrong with the world leading up to that. Codecs will be a thing of the past and video files (if we even still have a concept of files) will include their own coding embedded within them because storage and bandwidth limitations have disappeared. VLC is the player of choice for me currently, as it uses a set of libraries that can play literally anything, and is constantly evolving, unlike WMP. Don't trust proprietary formats and players - they won't last anyway.
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mp3 mp4 wma. I'm sure it plays others but I haven't tried any other ones yet.
644089
I have not had success using this pedal with Windows Media Player so far. It does work with Quicktime however.
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For Multimedia I added the following, because the player that comes with 08 leaves somewhat to be desired: 1 - UKMPlayer (UKMP) 2 - Kagu Media Player 3 - MPlayer (required for other players to play video) 4 - MediaBox Media Center 5 - Maemo Music Player Client (for streaming audio) 6 - Video Center - for viewing and storing streaming video 7 - Quiver Image Viewer All those players because some play filetypes others do not. For PIM I added: 1 - GPE Suite (contacts, to-do list, calendar, etc) Utilities 1 - Password Safe A/V Capture 1 - Maemo Recorder 2 - Camera That's it, so far.
730234
I have Windows XP with Windows Media Player. Please don't tell me this won't work. I'd really love to get one.
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it does not but most music player app like iTunes , VLC have it , so not an issue
539195
Yes, and you don't need to buy WMC. There are freeware applications that will make this run just fine.
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Carolyn, VLC media player will play the files without any problems. I have been using the camera for 1 week and it works fine. Also, Windows live movie maker can splice and edit videos.
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as far as I know, it requires Media Center. Media Center: Windows Media Center is included in Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate
1295726
I was... with Media Center. Now I'm using it on Windows 10 (no Media Center there yet)!
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yes is it does, but i never use it. for some reason, it caused problems. the video would play and the audio was delayed with the software. i just went directly to the device finding it on my c drive( my computer) then going to the device, bypassing the software. this solved my problem. i use windows live movie maker to make videos now. great product!!
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Yes you can use windows media player but u can't make a dvd. You need a separate program for that not sure which one
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I was never able to use it, the device does not connect to Windows Media Player. I sent it back for a refund.
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You cannot create playlists on-the-fly on the device - you have to use either Winamp or Windows Media Player to create and transfer them (or Napster, actually). Amazingly, Sony's new "Media Manager" cannot create playlists, or even import them.
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I had the same problem, the instructions stink! I thought that something would come up that would guide me as to what to do, duh! I am not great at electronic know-how, but I finally figured out that you need a program, like Windows Media, to work the thing, it has no program of its own. I opened up Windows Media Player and clicked on Sync. Then it showed the MP player and I figured it out from there.