If you’re a music fan who likes Flac and Ogg files, you know WMP won’t play by them default. Here we look at installing a free small file that will add support for Flac, Ogg, and more.

如果您是喜欢Flac和Ogg文件的音乐迷，那么您会知道WMP默认不会播放。 在这里，我们着眼于安装一个免费的小文件，该文件将添加对Flac，Ogg等的支持。

We previously looked at method to make Windows 7 Media Player and WMC play FLAC files, but that method takes a bit longer. Here we take a look at Open Codecs which is a free download that lets you play Flac and other formats in WMP easier.

我们之前曾研究过使Windows 7 Media Player和WMC播放FLAC文件的方法，但是该方法花费的时间更长。 在这里，我们看一下Open Codecs，它是一个免费下载文件，可让您更轻松地以WMP格式播放Flac和其他格式。

Windows 7 Media Player

Windows 7 Media Player

Windows Media Player doesn’t include support for Ogg, Flac, and other music file formats natively. If you try to open a Flac or Ogg file in WMP, you’ll get errors such as this.

Windows Media Player本身不支持Ogg，Flac和其他音乐文件格式。 如果尝试在WMP中打开Flac或Ogg文件，则会出现诸如此类的错误。

Ironically, if you go to Web Help…there isn’t much help there at all for finding the correct codecs.

具有讽刺意味的是，如果您要访问Web帮助，那么根本就找不到正确的编解码器。

Download and Install Open Codecs

下载并安装开放式编解码器

Open Codecs is a free download and will allow WMP to play Ogg Vorbis, Speex, Theora, Flac, and WebM music files. Xiph.org also has a QuickTime component that will let you play Ogg files in iTunes.

Open Codecs是免费下载的文件，它将允许WMP播放Ogg Vorbis，Speex，Theora，Flac和WebM音乐文件。 Xiph.org还具有QuickTime组件，可让您在iTunes中播放Ogg文件 。

The installation is easy, just follow the defaults in the install wizard.

安装很容易，只需遵循安装向导中的默认设置即可。

If you had WMP open while installing Open Codecs, you’ll need to restart it. After that you can start playing Ogg and Flac files in Media Player right away. You’ll notice that the xiph.org icon takes over the file associations but the default player is WMP.

如果在安装Open Codecs时打开了WMP，则需要重新启动它。 之后，您可以立即开始在Media Player中播放Ogg和Flac文件。 您会注意到xiph.org图标将接管文件关联，但默认播放器为WMP。

Here you can see we’re playing Flac files in our Windows 7 Media Player Library.

在这里，您可以看到我们正在Windows 7 Media Player库中播放Flac文件。

Playing Ogg and Flac Files

播放Ogg和Flac文件

We ripped a CD to Ogg format using XRECODE II and added it to the WMP Library. The files would play fine, but artwork and song info was missing. To solve that…right-click on the album and select Find album info.

我们使用XRECODE II将CD翻录为Ogg格式，并将其添加到WMP库中。 这些文件可以正常播放，但是缺少图稿和歌曲信息。 为了解决这个问题……右键单击相册，然后选择“ 查找相册信息” 。

Then work through the wizard that comes up to find your album info…for this album we had to do a manual search for it.

然后，通过出现的向导查找您的相册信息…对于此相册，我们必须进行手动搜索。

Then we were able to update the album information and cover art.

然后我们就可以更新专辑信息和封面。

Here we have updated album info for our CD which was converted to Ogg format.

在这里，我们更新了CD的专辑信息，该信息已转换为Ogg格式。

There are a couple of things to keep in mind when playing Ogg files in WMP. You can’t use to go to specific parts of a song using Seek. But you can navigate to different tracks on the album.

在WMP中播放Ogg文件时，有几件事要牢记。 您无法使用Seek转到歌曲的特定部分。 但是您可以导航到专辑中的其他曲目。

Also, the track length isn’t displayed which is useful to have.

另外，不显示轨道长度，这很有用。

We had similar issues with Flac files too. When trying to add Flac formatted albums from Windows Home Server that were previously ripped…they would show up as Unknown.

Flac文件也有类似的问题。 尝试从Windows Home Server添加Flac格式的专辑时，这些专辑以前曾被翻录过……它们会显示为“未知”。

Also seek wouldn’t work on some Flac albums played directly from the WMP Library. However, if you play individual Ogg or Flac tracks directly from the Music folder Seek would work.

“直接搜索”不适用于直接从WMP库播放的某些Flac专辑。 但是，如果直接从“音乐”文件夹中播放单个Ogg或Flac曲目，则“搜索”将起作用。

Again with Flac files the track length isn’t displayed.

同样，对于Flac文件，不会显示轨道长度。

SoftPointer Tag Support Plugin

SoftPointer标签支持插件

Another utility you might want to install is the SoftPointer Tag Support Plugin for WMP. This helps Flac and Ogg files to be recognized in WMP easier.

您可能要安装的另一个实用程序是WMP的SoftPointer标签支持插件。 这有助于在WMP中更容易识别Flac和Ogg文件。

If you have a large library it may take a while for the plugin to gather all the album and music data. After we got it working it made organizing Flac files in the WMP Library easier. Here we still had to update album info to get the album artwork though.

如果您的图书馆很大，则插件可能需要一段时间才能收集所有专辑和音乐数据。 完成工作后，它使得在WMP库中组织Flac文件变得更加容易。 在这里，我们仍然必须更新专辑信息以获取专辑插图。

Conclusion

结论

Overall it seemed that Ogg files played more friendly with WMP than FLAC files. Ogg files were easier to add to the Library and update current album info. After installing the tag support plugin managing the files was easier indeed. While there isn’t a “perfect” solution for playing unsupported file formats in WMP yet, if you want to play Ogg or Flac files this will do. Until a better solution becomes available, you might just want to stick with players like VLC or Foobar2000.

总的来说，与WAC文件相比，Ogg文件对WMP的播放更为友好。 Ogg文件更容易添加到媒体库和更新当前专辑信息。 安装标签支持插件后，管理文件确实更加容易。 尽管还没有一种“完美”的解决方案来播放WMP中不受支持的文件格式，但是如果您要播放Ogg或Flac文件，则可以这样做。 在找到更好的解决方案之前，您可能只想坚持使用VLC或Foobar2000之类的播放器。

If you have any suggestions or tips on what you use to play unsupported file formats in WMP, leave a comment and let us know!

如果您对在WMP中播放不受支持的文件格式有什么建议或技巧，请发表评论并告诉我们！

Download Open Codecs for Windows

下载Windows的开放式编解码器

翻译自: https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/25430/play-flac-ogg-and-other-file-formats-in-windows-7-media-player-the-easy-way/