PROXY FILE POINTER METHOD FOR REDIRECTING ACCESS FOR INCOMPATIBLE FILE FORMATS
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Aug 7, 2014
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Apr 7, 2014
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Dec 28, 2010
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A system, method and computer readable medium which provides for the playback of a media file (e.g., audio files, video files, etc.) through a separate media organizer (e.g., Apple's ITUNES®, WINDOWS® Media Player, etc.) when the target media file is in a format that is incompatible with the media organizer (e.g., the Free Audio Lossless Codec files or FLAC format). The media file playback system generates a “proxy” pointer file that is compatible with the media organizer and prompts the system to play the incompatible media file. The proxy file comprises compressed audio comprising a length and sample rate equal to that of the media file. Advantageously, a user that would otherwise be unable to playback an incompatible file through the media organizer due to limitations of the media organizer (e.g., the restriction against playing FLAC files through the Apple ITUNES® software application), is able to execute playback using the media file playback system via interactions with the familiar and centralized interface provided the media organizer.
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