Play 'msa' audio in Quicktime?

[asherman13]

Hey all,

I'm trying to play a movie file, and the audio format is listed as 'msa' (see attached screenshot). Which codec should I install so as to be able to play it (and hear the audio) through Quicktime/Front Row?

I'm on a MacBook Pro with Quicktime Pro, everything is updated.

Thanks!

 

[wrldwzrd89]

A google search for "msa audio format" yielded this page, which seems to suggest that MSA is an extension belonging to Sony's ATRAC format.

Using that information, I did a second google search on "atrac quicktime" which yielded this page, which pointed to this page. Perhaps what you seek is at that third link.

 

[asherman13]

A google search for "msa audio format" yielded this page, which seems to suggest that MSA is an extension belonging to Sony's ATRAC format.

Using that information, I did a second google search on "atrac quicktime" which yielded this page, which pointed to this page. Perhaps what you seek is at that third link.

I'm just wondering....which one of these (at the third link) do you think I should download and install?

 

[wrldwzrd89]

I'm just wondering....which one of these (at the third link) do you think I should download and install?

Darn... I just checked one, and it seems that they're just raw codecs, only usable with MPlayer... perhaps some smart developer could take these, wrap them up inside a QuickTime component, and release that. If that was done, I believe you'd be able to play that audio (I'd do it if I knew how - I'm a developer).

 

[Eraserhead]

You can just try mPlayer, or VLC.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

You can just try mPlayer, or VLC.

That works - it would be nice if there was some way to play these things in Front Row, though (which requires getting it to work in QuickTime). That's the solution I was looking for (and I assume the reasoning behind the original poster's request).

 

[asherman13]

That works - it would be nice if there was some way to play these things in Front Row, though (which requires getting it to work in QuickTime). That's the solution I was looking for (and I assume the reasoning behind the original poster's request).

That's correct....anybody know how to make this work?

 

[glennp]

Try this to convert the audio in the movie to a QT friendly format:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19676

Also, you can try the "streaming/saving" option in the VLC open dialog box to convert the movie to another format.