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On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 07:29:01 +0200, Dave wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 18:40:50 +0200, Dave wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I would like to read AAC (Advanced Audio Coding MPEG format, *.m4a)
>> tags, like iTunes does for example.
>> I tried to check whether the format was similar to mp3 tags (id3 tags)
>> however it's not at all the same.
>> When opening a m4a file in stream mode and reading from start
>> the structure is the following:
>> 
>> \0\0\0 ftpyM4A \0\0\0\0M�A mp42isom\0\0\0\0\0\x01?\fmoov\0\0\0lmvhd\0\0\0\0
>> 
>> I also tried to seek from the back with no more success. The tag is likely
>> compressed somehow.
>> 
>> Does anyone know or have a clue how to read the tag and eventually how to
>> play it ? (using TMediaPlayer or anything else)
>> 
>> Thanks for your help,
>> Dave
> 
> I found the first half of my solution,
> It's possible to play it with MediaPlayer
> however the MCI extension was not registered in the registry.
> 
> So First register the m4a extension as MPEGVideo under
> 
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\MCI
> Extensions
> 
> Second,
> Use the following code in BCB
> 
> MediaPlayer1->FileName = OpenDialog1->FileName;
> MediaPlayer1->DeviceType = dtAutoSelect;
> MediaPlayer1->Open();
> MediaPlayer1->Play();
> 
> Hope it can help someone around the corner.
> Dave

Forgot to mention that half the solution came from Mark Jacobs