[MPlayer-users] [Slightly OT] Olympus .dss files?

[Kichigai Mentat]

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On Apr 9, 2006, at 22.43, Nick Rout wrote:

> Olympus (and maybe others) use a format called dss or digital speech
> standard to compress audio (mainly speech) files for use in  
> transcribers
> etc. i.e. I use an Olympus handheld digital dictaphone and then email
> the resulting dss file to secretary in $FAVOURITELOWWAGECOUNTRY.
>
> Does anyone round here know if mplayer, or any other linux/free media
> player, will play these files?

Well, there's one way to find out. Give it a try. But, if you're  
asking about buying one, there's no way to know without having a  
sample file to look at (or more information on the format). If you're  
looking into buying a dictaphone, perhaps you might want to invest in  
something a little less... proprietary. iRiver MP3 players record  
directly to MP3, and iPods with a mic can record to WAV (with a mic  
adapter, not an add-on mic, you can use any microphone handy). There  
are other devices with similar capabilities, with far less unique  
formats.

>
> Thanks.
> -- 
> Nick Rout <nick at rout.co.nz>
>
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