On my Windows XP computer, Windows Explorer has a strange quirk in displaying duration of media files.
This quirk is the same for MP3 or Windows Media Video files. The quirk is, if a file has a duration of 2:34, duration shows as 0:02; if duration is 9:12, it shows as 0:09.; in other words, duration shows as 0:0x, where x is the number of minutes of the duration. I have one podcast that is 2 hrs. 37 min. 26 sec., and it displays as 2:37, instead of 2:37:26
On wav and flv files, although Windows Explorer displays a duration column, no duration at all appears. (I have unchecked duration in the display options, and that removes the blank duration column, then rechecked it, which returns the blank column.)
For AVI files, WE displays the correct duration.
I don't believe this is a flaw in the files. Recently, I purchased an album from Amazon and downloaded it, and the new files displayed in the same way. Also, I can transfer the files to another computer, and the proper duration displays in WE.
When I play the file (typically in Windows Media Player but also in FooBar), the duration shows on the player.
Here is a screenshot of WE showing a folder of MP3 files:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_sCmxrDDUPxGJ3A83U0erw
Here is a list of the five tracks (11-15): track #, displayed duration, actual duration:
Track 11 - 0:05 - 5:17
Track 12 - 0:03 - 3:48
Track 13 - 0:04 - 4:47
Track 14 - 0:02 - 2:46
Track 15 - 0:04 - 4:00
I first noticed this about two months ago, but I did not notice any other changes in my computer.
I have dbPowerAmp Converter on this computer (and on two computers before this one); it is the only thing I have ever used to rip a CD. In its "mouse bubble," it displays the same duration as WE does for MP3 or WMV, and on wav files, it doesn't even indicate duration.
This quirk is the same for MP3 or Windows Media Video files. The quirk is, if a file has a duration of 2:34, duration shows as 0:02; if duration is 9:12, it shows as 0:09.; in other words, duration shows as 0:0x, where x is the number of minutes of the duration. I have one podcast that is 2 hrs. 37 min. 26 sec., and it displays as 2:37, instead of 2:37:26
On wav and flv files, although Windows Explorer displays a duration column, no duration at all appears. (I have unchecked duration in the display options, and that removes the blank duration column, then rechecked it, which returns the blank column.)
For AVI files, WE displays the correct duration.
I don't believe this is a flaw in the files. Recently, I purchased an album from Amazon and downloaded it, and the new files displayed in the same way. Also, I can transfer the files to another computer, and the proper duration displays in WE.
When I play the file (typically in Windows Media Player but also in FooBar), the duration shows on the player.
Here is a screenshot of WE showing a folder of MP3 files:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_sCmxrDDUPxGJ3A83U0erw
Here is a list of the five tracks (11-15): track #, displayed duration, actual duration:
Track 11 - 0:05 - 5:17
Track 12 - 0:03 - 3:48
Track 13 - 0:04 - 4:47
Track 14 - 0:02 - 2:46
Track 15 - 0:04 - 4:00
I first noticed this about two months ago, but I did not notice any other changes in my computer.
I have dbPowerAmp Converter on this computer (and on two computers before this one); it is the only thing I have ever used to rip a CD. In its "mouse bubble," it displays the same duration as WE does for MP3 or WMV, and on wav files, it doesn't even indicate duration.
