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Wackmanbluboy
03-23-2005, 02:06 PM
The title of this thread says it all.

You cannot convert a .wav (wave) file to a .rm (real audio) file on a WinXP machine that has Service Pack 2 using the dbpoweramp converter. This is a fact, not just my experience.

Some background - I've got Real Player 10 and the dbpoweramp codec intalled so the codecs are all there. I work on multiple machines so it isn't isolated to just one instance.

Anyone know why or have a fix?
ChristinaS
03-23-2005, 02:10 PM
The title of this thread says it all.

You cannot convert a .wav (wave) file to a .rm (real audio) file on a WinXP machine that has Service Pack 2 using the dbpoweramp converter. This is a fact, not just my experience.

Some background - I've got Real Player 10 and the dbpoweramp codec intalled so the codecs are all there. I work on multiple machines so it isn't isolated to just one instance.

Anyone know why or have a fix?
I remember seeing something in the MS KBDB about problems associated with SP2 and Real Media.

Sorry, I don't rememebr what the workaround was.

I assume you've installed fresh copies of dMC and the codecs?
Wackmanbluboy
03-23-2005, 02:27 PM
Thanks for the response - Everything is fresh, new machines, new codecs and new installs.

I just looked on the MS Knowledge base and found nothing. Real Player doesn't really offer support for file conversions so I guess I'm screwed.

Oh well, if anyone finds a fix please post.

Thanks
ChristinaS
03-23-2005, 02:46 PM
I know I once posted a link to that problem being addressesd in the MS KB. I can't find it now unfortunately.
neilthecellist
03-23-2005, 03:58 PM
interesting. Is this another one of those faults with Microsucks?
ChristinaS
03-23-2005, 04:13 PM
I think it had somehting to do with the extra security, possibly firewall settings. But I simply cannot remember nor can I find the reference again.
LtData
03-23-2005, 04:54 PM
The work-around is install the DirectShow codec from the beta section of this forum and then install Real Alternative's Real DirectShow decoder.

Edit: Just notice he's ENcoding, not DEcoding. My bad.
ChristinaS
03-23-2005, 04:57 PM
The work-around is install the DirectShow codec from the beta section of this forum and then install Real Alternative's Real DirectShow decoder.
He's converting TO .rm NOT FROM .rm.
adaywayne
03-23-2005, 06:22 PM
He's converting TO .rm NOT FROM .rm.
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Which is not posssible with DMC, is it? But it is not difficult to do without charge.

http://forms.real.com/rnforms/products/tools/producerbasic/index.html

Oooops, I see DMC has both the decoder and the encoder. My information is out of date. Sorry!
kimmchii
03-23-2005, 06:29 PM
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central-ra.htm

read and write are possible.
ChristinaS
03-23-2005, 06:57 PM
That's right, you can encode to real media audio format using dMC.

Real Networks of course have a program used for encoding specifically to .ra or .rm audio and video: Real Media Encoder (Helix encoder). The free version is not too bad either.