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Converting Real Audio to MP3
#1
18 May 2004 @ 13:36
jeffslate
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Does anyone know where I can find a complete & free (or cracked) program to convert Real Audio files to MP3s or WAVs?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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#2
24 May 2004 @ 10:33
Mick69
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dbpoweramp can convert just about any format to whatever you like and yes it totally free, just make sure you download the real audio codec from the db site along with dbpoweramp music converter.
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/
cheerz
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/
cheerz
i used to hate going to weddings, all the old dears would poke me and say "your next", they stopped saying it after i did it to them at funerals -Chopper Reid-
#4
27 May 2004 @ 19:18
pradee_sp
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i want to convert real player files to mp3 please help me
thanking you
pradeep.
thanking you
pradeep.
#5
28 May 2004 @ 0:13
Mick69
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np jeff
pradee
pradee
Quote:you may have somehow not seen my last post, but you cant of missed that.
dbpoweramp can convert just about any format to whatever you like and yes it totally free, just make sure you download the real audio codec from the db site along with dbpoweramp music converter.
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/
i used to hate going to weddings, all the old dears would poke me and say "your next", they stopped saying it after i did it to them at funerals -Chopper Reid-
#6
14 Jun 2004 @ 4:37
blco32
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Why not use Real Audio Converter to convert ra to wave. Works great and is fast.
#7
18 Jul 2004 @ 13:21
Now, is there a Real Audio converter that can convert faster than the file plays?
DBPowerAmp does this... 4 hours of conversion for 4 hours of radio... Surely there's a better option?
Anyone know what it is?
DBPowerAmp does this... 4 hours of conversion for 4 hours of radio... Surely there's a better option?
Anyone know what it is?
#8
18 Jul 2004 @ 14:33
blco32
Junior Member
If you already have a real audio file downloaded then Real Audio Converter will convert it in less than 3 seconds. This is wrong as you'll see at the bottom of the page. It's streambox ripper that converts ra in about 3 seconds. My mistake.
This message has been edited since its posting. Latest edit was made on 28 Jul 2004 @ 18:51
#9
19 Jul 2004 @ 23:18
Hey Blco. That works! Thanks!
But it locks up a lot and asks permission to write over the Temp file repeatedly during the batch process -- basically making the "batch" useless cause you have to hit enter every two or three files.
I'll pay for a good shareware program that does this (converts real audio to wav or MP3 in less than realtime), but am reluctant to pay for such buggy software.
Are there any other good programs for this?
But it locks up a lot and asks permission to write over the Temp file repeatedly during the batch process -- basically making the "batch" useless cause you have to hit enter every two or three files.
I'll pay for a good shareware program that does this (converts real audio to wav or MP3 in less than realtime), but am reluctant to pay for such buggy software.
Are there any other good programs for this?
#10
20 Jul 2004 @ 8:14
blco32
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I don't understand the batch thing. I never have any problem converting "ra" files at all. What is this batch thing?
#11
20 Jul 2004 @ 10:07
I mean that I have a bunch of radio shows I want to convert all at once. I can open them all at once in Real Audio Converter, and tell it to convert, and the idea is that it converts 20 files, one after another. These are long so it takes six or seven minutes to convert each one.
Problem is, it pops up a dialog every two or three files asking to overwrite the temp file it just made (sloppy programming), so you can't just leave it to convert a bunch. It will only do two or three before you have to go back and tell it to continue... not very useful.
We are talking about the same program, right? ACsoft Real Audio Converter? Just want to make sure... it's a very general name.
thanks for the help though! Even with this problem, it's the best thing I've found. I'm still on the lookout for something better...
-ethan
-ethan
Problem is, it pops up a dialog every two or three files asking to overwrite the temp file it just made (sloppy programming), so you can't just leave it to convert a bunch. It will only do two or three before you have to go back and tell it to continue... not very useful.
We are talking about the same program, right? ACsoft Real Audio Converter? Just want to make sure... it's a very general name.
thanks for the help though! Even with this problem, it's the best thing I've found. I'm still on the lookout for something better...
-ethan
-ethan
#12
20 Jul 2004 @ 11:08
blco32
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I don't know what I was thinking. I use streambox ripper to convert my real audio files. My fault. I guess I wasn't using my brain when I replied to your question. I use real audio converter to convert waves to ra to be able to send them through wemail. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I'm not familiar with using it for anything else.
This message has been edited since its posting. Latest edit was made on 20 Jul 2004 @ 11:40
#13
20 Jul 2004 @ 17:43
Use Mini-stream Ripper to convert realaudio.
its converting speed can reach 20X(maximum)compared with playing speed.
As streambox ripper cant support real10 and it is unvailable now, Mini-stream Ripper is becoming the best realaudio converter.
Download it from http://www.mini-stream.com/rm-to-mp3/
its converting speed can reach 20X(maximum)compared with playing speed.
As streambox ripper cant support real10 and it is unvailable now, Mini-stream Ripper is becoming the best realaudio converter.
Download it from http://www.mini-stream.com/rm-to-mp3/
This message has been edited since its posting. Latest edit was made on 02 Sep 2004 @ 22:50
#14
20 Jul 2004 @ 22:19
Hey IDOOO,
Mini-Streamripper is perfect! Thanks so much... I knew the Afterdawn folks knew the answer to this.
Thanks BLCO too, you may have been talking about something completely different, but you managed to point me in the direction of some useful software anyway!
Word,
Ethan
Mini-Streamripper is perfect! Thanks so much... I knew the Afterdawn folks knew the answer to this.
Thanks BLCO too, you may have been talking about something completely different, but you managed to point me in the direction of some useful software anyway!
Word,
Ethan
#15
21 Jul 2004 @ 5:45
blco32
Junior Member
I downloaded the mini streamripper. It didn't work for some reason. It supposedly converted my songs but the conversions were empty. They were there but was as if it did nothing. Is there a setting to set to make it work properly?
#16
21 Jul 2004 @ 10:13
It worked for me, but only on the first half of each file. I think that's a limitation of the demo version.
Sometimes when you download a Real Audio stream (I use Streambox vcr), you get both a .RM and a .RAM file. Only one has audio data (the .RM file in my case). Make sure you're converting a file with data in it ie, larger than a few K. Also check the filesize of the output file.
There are also quality/conversion settings (although not as many as I'd like, strangely, considering the software is great in most respects). Try screwing with these... specify your input type specifically as Real Audio, and your output type specifically as WAV or MP3 and a specific bitrate. For some reason, these boxes are all checked by default which doesn't make much sense to me -- Do most people want to convert to WAV and MP3 and WMA all at once :) ?
good lucks,
ethan
Sometimes when you download a Real Audio stream (I use Streambox vcr), you get both a .RM and a .RAM file. Only one has audio data (the .RM file in my case). Make sure you're converting a file with data in it ie, larger than a few K. Also check the filesize of the output file.
There are also quality/conversion settings (although not as many as I'd like, strangely, considering the software is great in most respects). Try screwing with these... specify your input type specifically as Real Audio, and your output type specifically as WAV or MP3 and a specific bitrate. For some reason, these boxes are all checked by default which doesn't make much sense to me -- Do most people want to convert to WAV and MP3 and WMA all at once :) ?
good lucks,
ethan
#17
21 Jul 2004 @ 17:50
blco32
Junior Member
Yeah, it only did a little bit of the song, so technically it's useless unless a person buys the full version. I don't buy anything. I search for a serial number or code, whatever a program needs and do it that way. No code for the mini ripper yet. Lol.
#18
28 Jul 2004 @ 0:13
Hey djethan,
Mini-stream Ripper's trial version worked good for me. I used it convert rmj files(its duration about 5 mins) to mp3, and there is no limitation. Which OS are you using? Maybe your rm files are too large. :)
Mini-stream Ripper's trial version worked good for me. I used it convert rmj files(its duration about 5 mins) to mp3, and there is no limitation. Which OS are you using? Maybe your rm files are too large. :)
#19
28 Jul 2004 @ 18:50
blco32
Junior Member
I made a mistake in one of my earlier replies. Streambox ripper converts ra to mp3 really quick and you don't have to listen to them while it's doing it. I said real audio converter but I believe that was wrong.
#20
29 Jul 2004 @ 11:03
Hey all,
I ended up buying Mini-stream ripper and it does it's thing wonderfully. No-frills, fast batch RM to MP3 conversion, which is what I was looking for. $25 is a little pricey for a utility that basically just serves one limited function for me, but I'm obsessed with This American Life ( http://www.thislife.org ) and $25 is a small price to be able to listen to hundreds of old episodes on my ipod.
I figure that I used trial and cracked versions of shareware enough as a teenager that, now that I have some money, I can give other broke-folks a free ride for a while :)
The last $25 program I bought that I can't live without is Helium 2 for mp3 tagging... nothing works better.
I ended up buying Mini-stream ripper and it does it's thing wonderfully. No-frills, fast batch RM to MP3 conversion, which is what I was looking for. $25 is a little pricey for a utility that basically just serves one limited function for me, but I'm obsessed with This American Life ( http://www.thislife.org ) and $25 is a small price to be able to listen to hundreds of old episodes on my ipod.
I figure that I used trial and cracked versions of shareware enough as a teenager that, now that I have some money, I can give other broke-folks a free ride for a while :)
The last $25 program I bought that I can't live without is Helium 2 for mp3 tagging... nothing works better.
#21
13 Aug 2004 @ 20:49
Hi djethan
i'm interested in the same shows from 'This American Life'
before paying for Mini-stream ripper i want to check with you: is this really working ?
how do you proceed?Do you you streamBox VCR to to download from the website?
i'm interested in the same shows from 'This American Life'
before paying for Mini-stream ripper i want to check with you: is this really working ?
how do you proceed?Do you you streamBox VCR to to download from the website?
#22
14 Aug 2004 @ 12:45
Hey Levizz,
Yeah, it's working great... the only problem being that I 'm working through their show archive too quickly :(
I use Streambox VCR to get them (copy the url of the RealAudio link from the website, and sic Streambox on it). I find I can get five or six shows at a time on my DSL. Then I let Mini-Stream ripper batch process the streams.
The only problem is that Mini-Stream ripper doesn't have great MP3 compression options (viz. you can't choose mono) so the files end up being larger than they need to be.
Yeah, it's working great... the only problem being that I 'm working through their show archive too quickly :(
I use Streambox VCR to get them (copy the url of the RealAudio link from the website, and sic Streambox on it). I find I can get five or six shows at a time on my DSL. Then I let Mini-Stream ripper batch process the streams.
The only problem is that Mini-Stream ripper doesn't have great MP3 compression options (viz. you can't choose mono) so the files end up being larger than they need to be.
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