Chinese(?) characters in conversion information text

[psbte]

Can anyone help with this query please?
I have just converted a load of WAV files to M4A. The conversion information window shows that all the files passed verification but two of the files also had some Chinese-looking characters which none of the others had:

Audio File Passed Verification
&*28515;&*28781;&*25970;&*29555;&*25701;&*26144;&* 24946;&*25965;&*29728;&*28527;&*25120;&*26473;›& *13617;&*14646;&*13105;&*30240;&*11891;&*12576;&*1 2595;&*14384;&*8248;&*2573;&*28515;&*28781;&*25970 ;&*29555;&*25701;&*26144;&*24946;&*25965;&*29728;& *28527;&*25120;&*26473;›&*13105;&*14649;&*13872; &*30240;&*11891;&*12576;&*12595;&*14384;&*8248;&*2 573;

and

Audio File Passed Verification
&*28515;&*28781;&*25970;&*29555;&*25701;&*26144;&* 24946;&*25965;&*29728;&*28527;&*25120;&*26473;›& *13619;&*8243;&*29558;*&*13362;‰&*2573;

The tags look correct and the files seem to play ok. Is there an explanation for this and is it anything I should be worried about?
Thanks.
Steve

[Spoon]

Re: Chinese(?) characters in conversion information text

Perhaps make sure you are running the latest version of dBpoweramp as a first check.

[psbte]

Re: Chinese(?) characters in conversion information text

Yes I am - 16.4
Any ideas?

[mville]

Re: Chinese(?) characters in conversion information text

Maybe you can post a screenshot, showing the issue?

Is this behaviour only happening when converting to m4a?

[psbte]

Re: Chinese(?) characters in conversion information text

Here's the screenshot. Not tried other conversion formats. Will do so today.

[psbte]

Re: Chinese(?) characters in conversion information text

Just tested them with FLAC conversion (the only other format which gives you verification info) and the text did not contain the same characters, so it must be a quirk of M4A conversion. Has anyone got any idea of what is going on? Maybe I can just safely ignore it?

[mville]

Re: Chinese(?) characters in conversion information text

FYI, when I convert wav to apple lossless, I get the same info log, minus the Chinese(?) characters.

For some more clues, try and copy info to the clipboard. Then go to bing translator webpage, set language to auto detect and paste. Remove the English and see if it can translate?

[Jailhouse]

Re: Chinese(?) characters in conversion information text

For some more clues, try and copy info to the clipboard. Then go to bing translator webpage, set language to auto detect and paste. Remove the English and see if it can translate?

You can also use Google Translator. (I do, because Bing's translations have often produced for me more fractured English than Google's.)

[Spoon]

Re: Chinese(?) characters in conversion information text

Please upload the wave file to dropbox and personal message me the link.

[psbte]

Re: Chinese(?) characters in conversion information text

Have tried a couple of translations but although there are some words in English they don't really make any sense. I have given the WAV files to Spoon to look at and will report back if an answer is found to this.
Thanks to all those that have replied!

[Spoon]

Re: Chinese(?) characters in conversion information text

Thanks for the file, I have been able to reproduce the issue and the next beta will fix it.

[psbte]

Re: Chinese(?) characters in conversion information text

Ok, thanks Spoon.