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  • psbte

    • Aug 2017
    • 21

    Chinese(?) characters in conversion information text

    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
    Administrator
    • Apr 2002
    • 44579

    #2
    Re: Chinese(?) characters in conversion information text

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

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    • psbte

      • Aug 2017
      • 21

      #3
      Re: Chinese(?) characters in conversion information text

      Yes I am - 16.4
      Any ideas?

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      • mville
        dBpoweramp Guru

        • Dec 2008
        • 4021

        #4
        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?

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        • psbte

          • Aug 2017
          • 21

          #5
          Re: Chinese(?) characters in conversion information text

          Here's the screenshot. Not tried other conversion formats. Will do so today.
          Click image for larger version

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          • psbte

            • Aug 2017
            • 21

            #6
            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?

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            • mville
              dBpoweramp Guru

              • Dec 2008
              • 4021

              #7
              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?

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              • Jailhouse
                dBpoweramp Guru

                • Sep 2016
                • 388

                #8
                Re: Chinese(?) characters in conversion information text

                Originally posted by mville
                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.)

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                • Spoon
                  Administrator
                  • Apr 2002
                  • 44579

                  #9
                  Re: Chinese(?) characters in conversion information text

                  Please upload the wave file to dropbox and personal message me the link.
                  Spoon
                  www.dbpoweramp.com

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                  • psbte

                    • Aug 2017
                    • 21

                    #10
                    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!

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                    • Spoon
                      Administrator
                      • Apr 2002
                      • 44579

                      #11
                      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.
                      Spoon
                      www.dbpoweramp.com

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                      • psbte

                        • Aug 2017
                        • 21

                        #12
                        Re: Chinese(?) characters in conversion information text

                        Ok, thanks Spoon.

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