[sldev] OpenAL clients and MP3 streams...

[Ambrosia]

Interesting.

Is GStreamer now a requirement for MP3 playback even in Windows, if
OpenAL is compiled into the viewer?
As far as I am aware, Quicktime handled that part well previously.

On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 19:51, Tofu Linden <tofu.linden at lindenlab.com> wrote:
> That's what I'd have suggested too!
>
> Dana Fagerstrom wrote:
>> Not sure this is your problem but check your viewer log and make sure
>> you have a GStreamer mp3 decoder installed.  In the log and without the
>> decoder, GST will report that it can't find an appropriate plug-in.
>>
>> D
>>
>> Ambrosia wrote:
>>> Greetings SlDeviants! ;P
>>>
>>> This is a request to those who might have compiled clients
>>> successfully with OpenAL and have then running.
>>> I've run into a peculiar issue:
>>>
>>> Audio streams based on the MP3 file format will seemingly not play.
>>> Debug shows a successful run of "LLAudioEngine::startInternetStream:
>>> Playing....",
>>> however, nothing can be heard. Volume values have been checked via
>>> preferences and debug settings.
>>> Audio streams of different format will play successfully. To try one
>>> of those, visit the 'sick' sim as a proof of concept.
>>> My bet on OpenAL being the cause comes from the fact that the
>>> LL-compiled viewers, and those I compiled with FMod before did not
>>> have this issue.
>>>
>>> Any possible insights into the issue?
>>>
>>> --Chalice Yao
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