portable MP3 player that also play RA files?

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wrreisen wrote ...
> Hi is there a hack to firmware make any large capacity
> (20-40gb)mp3 player also play .ra files?

I would be happy just finding something that really converts
RA to WAV (or MP3, or whatever).

All of the things that are advertised as RA format converters
seem to be nothing but apps that record the *real-time* output
of the Real Player. Yuck.

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Pun Krocker wrote -

> wrreisen wrote ...
> > Hi is there a hack to firmware make any large capacity
> > (20-40gb)mp3 player also play .ra files?

> I would be happy just finding something that really converts
> RA to WAV (or MP3, or whatever).

> All of the things that are advertised as RA format converters
> seem to be nothing but apps that record the *real-time* output
> of the Real Player. Yuck.

>Try here:
>http://www.dbpoweramp.com/code c-central-ra.htm

>I do use dbpoweramp but have not tried the .ra decoder/encoder !

>HTH
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An application suite called Streambox VCR has a program called
streambox ripper, which does this very well a google search should
provide you with the download location for this program, it also
records the .ra files from websites too....


Charlie

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> What I'd really like is a genuine codec for RA. That would
> allow any application to open/convert/etc. RA files.

I believe the folks at Real have deliberately not released that, since
part of what they're trying to offer is a system which makes listening
easy but unauthorized recording more difficult.

Solving it in hardware and realtime probably is your best bet.

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hairy...@despammed.com wrote -


>rcrow...@xpr7t.net> wrote:
>Streambox VCR appears to have been dropped by the
>developer (after being sued by Real Networks?)....

>Indeed, but that doesn't mean it doesn't still work.

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Richard, you seem to misunderstand how the ripper program works it
does not 'record real time' & In all the time I have used it it has
performed without fault. The program operates transcoding files to mp3
from .ra at x2 x3 x4 as fast as your system will permit. As for it not
being licenced so what. There are lots of utilities out there that do
an excellent job & are not licenced. The downloading function of this
suite works on most .ra link's & works downloading at far more than
'real time'. If you have any problem getting at hidden link's use a
program called url snooper. the two in combination & yes the ripper
does use the 'real codec' are pretty unbeatable, certainly the best I
have yet come across.

There are two programs in the suite the 'ripper program' called
streambox ripper & Streambox VCR the 'downloading program'


Charlie

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wrreisen@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hi is there a hack to firmware make any large capacity (20-40gb)mp3
> player also play .ra files?
>

Aren't Real Audio files just links to a stream, and therefore only
recordable in realtime?

CD

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"Codifus" wrote ...
> Aren't Real Audio files just links to a stream, and therefore only
> recordable in realtime?

No, the "streams" are stored as "xxx.ra" files on the server. Or you
can create *.ra files yourself and use them locally or provide links
to them directly from your web page.