Explorapedia: Audio Codecs Used to Play Compressed Audio (152176)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Explorapedia series: World of Nature for Windows 1.0
  • Microsoft Explorapedia series: World of People for Windows 1.0
This article was previously published under Q152176

SUMMARY

Explorapedia: The World of Nature and Explorapedia: The World of People use Audio Compression-Decompression routines (Codecs) to decompress the sound files stored on the compact disc. Each program uses certain decompression routines to play compressed sound files.

Explorapedia uses the following decompression Codecs to play certain kinds of sound:

Microsoft ADPCM
Microsoft PCM Converter

MORE INFORMATION

The Explorapedia series programs use the following Codecs to play the sounds in the contexts indicated.

Microsoft ADPCM:

  • Kids talking in the topics screens
  • Songs in Explorapedia: The World of People

Microsoft PCM Converter:

  • Tad's voice
  • Sound for some of the animations
  • Menu items in Explorapedia: The World of People (in Windows 3.x), Explorapedia: The World of Nature (in Windows 3.x), and Explorapedia: The World of Nature 1.2 (in Windows 95)
To conserve space on the compact disc, many of the sound files may be compressed, so that they take up less disk space.

For more information or troubleshooting tips, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

125957 Explorapedia: Cannot Hear Tad's Narration

130648 Explorapedia People: .WAV Files for Testing Included on CD

121132 MSACM 2.0: Compressed Audio Will Not Play

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/7/2003
Keywords:KB152176
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