On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 20:12:48 -0400 Taybin Rutkin <taybin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 17:15, Pete Bessman wrote: > > On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 06:59:54 +1000, "Erik de Castro Lopo" > > <erikd-lad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > > > Do you see what I see? > > > > HEH! So I wonder what that WAV header is doing in the file? > > Hmm, and what superior set of heuristics is XMMS using > > to sox and my sundry hacks to determine the files identity? Actually, no. IMO determining the file type by the use of magic numbers is preferable. > Isn't one of the definitions of a WAV file is that it can merely wrap > another file format? And usually that format is RIFF, but not > necessarily? Actually it is RIFF that wraps WAV. However, take another look at that hexdump. The 'RIFF' chunk enclosed a 'WAVE' chunk and then the Ogg data is contained inside the 'data' chunk. Personally I think that is dodgy; a typical hack on top of a bodge etc. Erik -- +-----------------------------------------------------------+ Erik de Castro Lopo nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Yes it's valid) +-----------------------------------------------------------+ "Reality is just a crutch for people that can't handle CyberSpace!!" - Hank Duderstadt
