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  1. Sep 28th, 2004, 08:56 AM #1
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    Wrong playtime given for MP3s?

    A have a few MP3s that are having their length time reporting wrong (in both Windows Media Player and Winamp). The song will be 5 minutes or so long, but will be reported anywhere between 9 and 16 minutes long, depending on the player I use.

    However, it plays the length of the song and when it gets to the end, it says "5:04" (doesn't go all the way to 9 or 16).

    Any ideas on how to fix this in the file?
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  2. Sep 29th, 2004, 12:55 AM #2
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    Sometimes if the file isn't completly 'intact' it can cause that issue. Try obtaining a new version of the file and see if it fixes the issue.
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  3. Sep 29th, 2004, 01:07 AM #3
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    This happens with some VBR encoded files. It is hard to determine the actual length of the file, because the length of the blocks vary. Also, a lot depends on the encoder too. LAME should produce nice VBR files, while some others might lack some feature that makes it easier to determine the length of VBR files.
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