[MPlayer-users] Playing WMA files

[Arpi]

Hi,

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 03:59:50PM +0100, Arpi wrote:
> > the only(?) simple way is writing an app which runs on teh same machine
> > where you can play it, and "emulates wmp" using the same crypto DLLs
> > and hw/registry/etc info, so it will get it decoded. there exists a such
> > program, using portions of openssl for crypto stuff, and using the same DLLs
> > (including that blackbox.dll) as used by wmp for key exchange.
> 
> IMO, the best solution for fixing such files would be to make a
> wrapper dll for the WMA decoder DLL, and have it log the decrypted WMA
> stream to disk while it plays on the windoze system with the key. :))

imho not really possible.
there is DMO decoder for wma under win, and wmp 8/9 uses that dll for wma
decoding. and DMO codecs uses auth/crypt of data between demuxer and codec,
just to avoid 'sniffing the wire' or stoling the codec (remember div3).

> Of course this is getting OT here...
yes


A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team

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