M4B for bravo, of course, being 'book'. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx> To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 10:50 PM Subject: [vicsireland] Re: m4b file types Hi again Paul, If you don't want to download iTunes, perhaps you could try looking for and downloading Quicktime Alternative, Quicktime - m4V - being the Applle movie equivalent of iTunes etc., - m4A. (Since this release of JAWS - JAWS10 - iTunes has been made quite accessible; and the itunes.jcf file that makes iTunes accessible with JAWS works in version of JAWS up from JAWS8.) Another little trik I tried one day, that worked: Changing the m4A extension on a file to mp3! that's not supposed to work, but hey, maybe worth a tryout. ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx> To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 10:41 PM Subject: [vicsireland] Re: m4b file types Paul, Google is your friend . From http://www.fileinfo.net/extension/m4b You need to have ITunes, I reckon. thereafter, the file type may play in several players. Now the excerpt cometh: .M4B File Extension Run a free scan for .M4B file extension errors. File Type MPEG-4 Audio Book File Category Audio Files Common? No File Description Audiobook file based on the MPEG-4 container format; typically compressed with .AAC encoding; nearly identical to a .M4A file, but denoted as an audiobook and can be "bookmarked" by supporting audio players. The M4B extension is used by audiobooks downloaded from the Apple iTunes store; iTunes audiobooks are copy-protected using Apple's FairPlay DRM and can only be played on authorized computers using iTunes. Program(s) that open m4b files Mac OS Apple iTunes + iPod Microsoft Windows Media Player VideoLAN VLC media player Windows Apple iTunes + iPod Microsoft Windows Media Player VideoLAN VLC media player Linux ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Paul Halligan" <tigerone@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 9:14 PM Subject: [vicsireland] m4b file types Blankhi folks have downloaded some audiobooks which have a unusual file type, m4b. none of the players i have will play the books i.e. real, winamp or wmp. i used real to play m4a files . are m4b files a relation or does anyone know how i can get these books to play. thanks aforehand Paul H =========================================================== The vicsireland mailing list To unsubscribe at any time send a mail to: vicsireland-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe", without the quotes in the subject of the message. To contact the moderator send mail to: tim.j.culhane@xxxxxxxxx For mor information on the Visually Impaired Computer Society visit: http://www.vicsireland.org =========================================================== The vicsireland mailing list To unsubscribe at any time send a mail to: vicsireland-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe", without the quotes in the subject of the message. To contact the moderator send mail to: tim.j.culhane@xxxxxxxxx For mor information on the Visually Impaired Computer Society visit: http://www.vicsireland.org