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Belle
11-20-2001, 07:26 PM
Anyone know of any cheap'n'cheerful ways to convert Real .rm files into MP3s, or some other audio format I can then convert to MP3?
Jambo
11-21-2001, 05:41 AM
[quote]Originally posted by Belle:
<strong>Anyone know of any cheap'n'cheerful ways to convert Real .rm files into MP3s, or some other audio format I can then convert to MP3?</strong><hr></blockquote>

If you have a PC handy you can do this:

First download this plug-in that lets you play RealAudio files in Winamp: <a href="http://innoreal.kiwidream.com/" target="_blank">http://innoreal.kiwidream.com/</a>

You need to have RealPlayer installed to use it. Then download this plug-in that lets you encode to MP3 in Winamp using the freeware encoder LAME: <a href="http://mukoli.free.fr/out_lame/" target="_blank">http://mukoli.free.fr/out_lame/</a>

Install them both.

Run Winamp.

Go into preferences and associate all the Real Media extensions with Winamp so that they'll be opened in Winamp by default. Then go to output plug-ins and select Out_LAME as the default plug-in and set the configuration options. Now every time you open RealAudio files in Winamp, they'll be converted to MP3. Don't forget to set the output plug-in back to Nullsoft waveOut when you want to play music.

J
Jambo
11-21-2001, 05:44 AM
As I posted that last message I noticed that we are both on 69 posts!

[PERVY VOICE]Mmmmmm[/PERVY VOICE] <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />

J

PS Of course by posting this I'll ruin it :(
Jambo
11-21-2001, 05:49 AM
You might also find <a href="http://slashdot.org/askslashdot/99/02/12/1410224.shtml" target="_blank">this article</a> at <a href="http://www.slashdot.org" target="_blank">Slashdot</a> some use.

J
Belle
11-21-2001, 01:28 PM
Thanks jamiemarshall. I used a PC to convert the file this morning.

I hate websites that choose Real for their audio files over an open standard like MP3.

I was going to suggest we had sex to celebrate hitting 69, but look, I just made 70. What a pity.
Jambo
11-21-2001, 02:20 PM
[quote]Originally posted by Belle:
<strong>Thanks jamiemarshall. I used a PC to convert the file this morning.

I hate websites that choose Real for their audio files over an open standard like MP3.

I was going to suggest we had sex to celebrate hitting 69, but look, I just made 70. What a pity.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Oh you tease!! And you can call me
Jamie.

J