Playing .m4a?

[Dan]

Ali Helmy wrote:
> Hey mates,
>
> I have some files (The Lord of the Rings OST) in the format .m4a, that 
> I used to play on my iTunes on my WinXP PC, and now, I can't find 
> anything to play them... I downloaded xmms, and xmms-mp3, but it 
> doesnt play .m4a's...
>
> any ideas on how to make xmms play these files? or if absolutely 
> IMPOSSIBLE, anywayto convert them to .mp3s?
>
> -- 
> Cheers,
>      A. Helmy
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Sorry, I was thinking of videos I downloaded that were made on a Mac, 
I'm not sure if the extension was .m4a but it was similar, at least. You 
do indeed have audio files, and I would still try VLC player.
-Dan