Ordensritter
04-15-2015, 01:01 AM
Hello all! So, I'm using Winamp for all my listening needs and recently I noticed something. While playing certain tracks - usually listed as MPEG-4 Audio File Format - there's a strange string of letters and numbers right behind the track's name. For example, AC IV's "Staling a Brig" is followed by "(2013-10-14T07:00:00Z)". Is that normal for files in that particular format (Mp3s seem to be free of that)? Or am I missing some codec or whatever? I mean, all my M4As are still working fine, the quality is great, there's no real technical issue here (I hope), I'm just curious what's this about.

Oh, I should probably point out (if it's not obvious by now) that I'm a complete noob when it comes to music and its, let's say, "technical" side, so if that's the most stupid question ever asked here, sorry.

AFMG
04-15-2015, 01:57 AM
That string is the date, obviously. Which version of Winamp are you using? If playing M4A files, you should look in INPUT what has changed with the decoder.

Ordensritter
04-15-2015, 02:07 AM
Yes, I know about the date; it's that other part that's puzzling me. As for Winamp, from what I see here it's 5.666 Build 3512.

AFMG
04-15-2015, 03:12 AM
Check on Preferences-Input-MPEG decoder (maybe? I don't remember the name of the decoder) to see if the tag display is set correctly.

Ordensritter
04-15-2015, 03:37 PM
Okay, found it. Seems to be in order, look: View image: Untitled (http://postimg.org/image/6dkf8ok8h/)

I think it might have been like that since...ever, I mean that date and all. I just realized it now and got a bit freaked out by that. Maybe Winamp isn't cut for such files? Because with standard MP3s, I can go to file info and check Basic Info, Artwork, ID3v1 and ID3v2, while with M4As all I can do is Basic Info and Artwork.

AFMG
04-16-2015, 07:26 AM
No, I'm pretty sure something changed. Winamp (specially the latest version) had m4a support. Have you installed a codec or something lately? Worst case scenario, reinstall Winamp.

Ordensritter
04-16-2015, 10:57 AM
Well, I was using Audacity for some time and with it a thing called LAME, both of which are gone now. Maybe getting rid of one of those made things change?