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bobbymgTD · 2021-01-23, 20:35

I'm running Kodi 18.3 on a Raspberry Pi 3B+. Will this play WMA videos? Is there a list of supported video formats?

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Croutisme · 2021-01-23, 20:44

(2021-01-23, 20:35)bobbymgTD Wrote: I'm running Kodi 18.3 on a Raspberry Pi 3B+. Will this play WMA videos? Is there a list of supported video formats?

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I have an equivalent setting, as of today I can play mp4, avi, most mkv, mp3, some flv, (haven't tried webm or webp). If there is a list of supported format and/or why some files of certain formats works and other don't, I'm also interested.
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graysky · 2021-01-23, 20:46

Do you have a link to an example wma file that is free of copyright?

emveepee · 2021-01-23, 20:56

I thought the A in WMA was for "Audio" perhaps the files are named wrong?

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**Klojum** · 2021-01-23, 21:48

(2021-01-23, 20:35)bobbymgTD Wrote: Will this play WMA videos?

(2021-01-23, 20:56)emveepee Wrote: I thought the A in WMA was for "Audio" perhaps the files are named wrong?

WMA = Windows Media Audio file.
WMV = the video equivalent.

A file with the WMA file extension is a Windows Media Audio file. Also developed by Microsoft is the Windows Media Video file format, which uses the WMV extension. ASF is a video and audio container format also developed by Microsoft that often contains WMA or WMV data.

So what type of file are you trying to play in Kodi?

bobbymgTD · 2021-01-23, 22:34

(2021-01-23, 21:48)Klojum Wrote:
(2021-01-23, 20:35)bobbymgTD Wrote: Will this play WMA videos?
(2021-01-23, 20:56)emveepee Wrote: I thought the A in WMA was for "Audio" perhaps the files are named wrong?

WMA = Windows Media Audio file.
WMV = the video equivalent.

A file with the WMA file extension is a Windows Media Audio file. Also developed by Microsoft is the Windows Media Video file format, which uses the WMV extension. ASF is a video and audio container format also developed by Microsoft that often contains WMA or WMV data.

So what type of file are you trying to play in Kodi?

My mistake, I meant WMV.

graysky · 2021-01-23, 22:44

(2021-01-23, 20:46)graysky Wrote: Do you have a link to an example wma file that is free of copyright?

noggin · 2021-01-24, 12:10

I believe WMV files can contain a number of different codecs (in the same way that mp4 and mkv files can) so it may depend on the codec used in the WMV files in question.