Unable to play Media file in WinCE 5.0

Hi All,

I built the Webpad project using the Platform builder.
Webpad project supports the Media player application.
I think, Webpad project enables all the codecs.

I executed the Nk.bin image and in the desktop, I am able
to see the media player application.

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When I play the ".wmv" file using the media player, the
media player is showing the error

"One of the required codecs for this file is not available.
Playback will continue with reduced functionality".
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And when i paly the ".mpg" file using the media player,
the media palyer is showing the error

"Cannot open '\Storage Card\movie.mpeg".
Please verify that the path and filename are correct and try again
(0x80040200).
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Could you please help me, how to solve this problem.

Thanks
Aby

Tom
Tue Jun 20 18:30:07 CDT 2006

> When I play the ".wmv" file using the media player, the
> media player is showing the error
> "One of the required codecs for this file is not available.
> Playback will continue with reduced functionality".
> ----------
> And when i paly the ".mpg" file using the media player,
> the media palyer is showing the error
> "Cannot open '\Storage Card\movie.mpeg".
> Please verify that the path and filename are correct and try again
> (0x80040200).

First, try playing the .mpg from the root directory. It may be a space
in the path name is causing a problem (unlikely, but possible). Or
playing from the Storage Card is causing a problem (also unlikely).

About the .wmv file,
the codec is probably not supported. Are you able to play the same
file with Windows Media Player (not using WebPad)? Does it give the
same error?

See this post about missing codecs in CE WMP:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.smartphone.developer/browse_frm/thread/d263b3afb774be80?tvc=1&q=Tom+Moon

you may have more luck with Windows Media Player topics in these
groups:
microsoft.public.smartphone.developer
microsoft.public.windowsmedia.sdk
microsoft.public.windowsce.app.development

-J Tom Moon

Tarun
Wed Jun 21 07:21:06 CDT 2006

Hi Aby,

I faced a similar error(0x80040200) in one of my projects.

I traced it to find that the waveapi.dll was missing in the image
(.bin).

Check that you have CE_MODULES_WAVEAPI defined as 1 in ceconfig.h and
"BSP_NOAUDIO=" defined in your environment batch file.

Hope this works for you.

Thanks and Regards
Tarun Nigam.


Aby wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I built the Webpad project using the Platform builder.
> Webpad project supports the Media player application.
> I think, Webpad project enables all the codecs.
>
> I executed the Nk.bin image and in the desktop, I am able
> to see the media player application.
>
> ----------
> When I play the ".wmv" file using the media player, the
> media player is showing the error
>
> "One of the required codecs for this file is not available.
> Playback will continue with reduced functionality".
> ----------
> And when i paly the ".mpg" file using the media player,
> the media palyer is showing the error
>
> "Cannot open '\Storage Card\movie.mpeg".
> Please verify that the path and filename are correct and try again
> (0x80040200).
> ----------
>
> Could you please help me, how to solve this problem.
>
> Thanks
> Aby

John
Wed Jun 21 16:48:48 CDT 2006

I've seen the same problem with you before.
To resolve this, you have to include Audio and Video Codec from Catalog.
They're under Graphics and Multimedia Technologies->Media->Audio Codecs and
Renderers, and Video Codecs and Renderers.
You can include codecs for Audio and Video as many as needed.
Then, you'll be able to play media files.
Thanks
John Baik


"Aby" <user009@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1150540248.279930.129550@f6g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Hi All,
>
> I built the Webpad project using the Platform builder.
> Webpad project supports the Media player application.
> I think, Webpad project enables all the codecs.
>
> I executed the Nk.bin image and in the desktop, I am able
> to see the media player application.
>
> ----------
> When I play the ".wmv" file using the media player, the
> media player is showing the error
>
> "One of the required codecs for this file is not available.
> Playback will continue with reduced functionality".
> ----------
> And when i paly the ".mpg" file using the media player,
> the media palyer is showing the error
>
> "Cannot open '\Storage Card\movie.mpeg".
> Please verify that the path and filename are correct and try again
> (0x80040200).
> ----------
>
> Could you please help me, how to solve this problem.
>
> Thanks
> Aby
>