[asterisk-users] Asterisk a-law header missing?

[Quy Pham Sy]

hi Tighlman, That is all i need to know.

Thanks.
Quyps

On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 11:53 AM, Tilghman Lesher <tlesher at digium.com> wrote:

> On Sunday 04 April 2010 22:49:44 Pham Quy wrote:
> > I records a audio file as alaw format, i tried to play it with several
> > audio player such as VLC, GNOME player, QUicktime,..but have no success.
> >
> > Do you know which player can play alaw file?
> >
> > I have a though that generated alaw file by asterisk seem not have
> > header, therefore none of my tools can play it?
>
> Correct, alaw files (as well as most Asterisk formats) have no header, so
> tools that require one may not function correctly.  You could of course use
> a
> tool such as Audacity or sox to read the file and convert it into another
> format, if that was your need.  However, Asterisk will not correctly play a
> soundfile which is not in its expected format, which is mostly headerless
> (notable exceptions are wav, wav49, ogg, and mp3).
>
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