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Are media streams with WMA2 or WMAS supported by Medibuntu?

Asked by rusivi2

First, I would like to say thank you for developing the Medibuntu project and addressing Medibuntu questions. Ubuntu and Medibuntu are both a pleasure to use, work very well together, and make both better off for it.

My question:

Are media streams with WMA2 or WMAS supported via Medibuntu and if not, is it in the works, being considered, or currently tackled by another project team?

The reason I ask this is due to a recently posted Ubuntu bug:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/totem/+bug/418984

This bug is regarding how Bloomberg streams via live tv via WMA2/WMAS and despite using a variety of Medibuntu/non-Medibuntu package permutations, nothing would allow both the video and sound to work.

Thanks for your help and happy bug squashing!

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rusivi2 (rusivi2-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

As noted in the following bug:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/totem/+bug/418984

the current workaround/fix to this issue is to use the Firefox Add-on MediaPlayerConnectivity, install the mentioned packages, then assign VLC as the application that opens Windows Media Player streams/files (ex. mms).