Windows 10: Where can I find support sample bitrates etc for the standard Windows codecs?

Note below that "Windows Media Player" and Windows 11 Media Player are two different applications.Problem: I have a media file *.MOV that plays fine on VLC but does not produce audio with Windows 11 Media Player. Does Windows 11 support the audio codec and if not, where can I get the codec from?VLC claims that the codec is:IMA WAV ADCPM Audio msChannels: StereoSample rate: 32000HzBits per sample: 16Windows Media Player claims that my system has the following codecs installed:ACM Microsoft IMA ADPCM CODEC 0011

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Codec vs Bitrate

in that case what's the benefit of lossless?

 

Codec vs Bitrate

Your question got me wondering too. I found this ditty on Wikki, specifically regarding Vorbis, with some references to other audio codecs:

Vorbis - Wikipedia


Quality: Codec comparisonsFor many applications, Vorbis has clear advantages over other lossy audio codecs in that it produces smaller files than most other codecs at equivalent or higher quality while retaining computational complexity comparable to other MDCT codecs such as AAC or Windows Media Audio.[27][28]

Listening tests have attempted to find the best quality lossy audio codecs at certain bitrates. Some conclusions made by listening tests:

Low bitrate (less than 64 kbit/s): the most recent public multiformat test at 48 kbit/s shows that aoTuV Vorbis has a better quality than WMA and LC-AAC, the same quality as WMA Professional, and a lower quality than HE-AAC.[29]
Mid to low bitrates (less than 128 kbit/s down to 64 kbit/s): private tests at 80 kbit/s and 96 kbit/s shows that aoTuV Vorbis has a better quality than other lossy audio codecs (LC-AAC, HE-AAC, MP3, MPC, WMA).[30][31]
High bitrates (more than 128 kbit/s): most people do not hear significant differences. However, trained listeners can often hear significant differences between codecs at identical bitrates, and aoTuV Vorbis performs better than LC-AAC, MP3, and MPC.[32]
Many of these results, however, are difficult to keep up to date due to the ever-evolving nature of the codecs.

 

Codec vs Bitrate

This was from the Wiki article...

High bitrates (more than 128 kbit/s): most people do not hear significant differences. However, trained listeners can often hear significant differences between codecs at identical bitrates, and aoTuV Vorbis performs better than LC-AAC, MP3, and MPC.[32]
Many of these results, however, are difficult to keep up to date due to the ever-evolving nature of the codecs.