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File Format Decoder?
I've been browsing through the posts for a while now and saw one post that indicated dMC has a VOC codec of some kind. However, I cannot find this codec on the codecs page. I want to convert a few older VOC files to WAV for use in a mod I am working on for UT2004. Is there a codec that can get my VOC files to WAV format? If so, where do I find the codec??
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You can find the Creative Labs voc decoder here:
Hope this will do it for you.
Best wishes,
Bill Mikkelsen -
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Thanks, I'm about to grab it and try it out.Comment
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That doesn't work. It just starts the converter and shoots CPU usage to 100%, and sits there until you kill it with task-manager. Any ideas? Oh and Xoas, I'm in Raleigh.Comment
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Nobody has found a solution to this yet?Comment
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I must have been away when you posted your follow-up.
If you have the Power Pack, try decreasing the priority for your conversion (which you adjust from the Conversion Progress window) to below normal or lower.
If that doesn't work or if it is not an option for you, then my only other idea would be to record your track(s) to wav from the soundcard using dMC auxilary input as you play them (assuming you can play them).
(How about the Wolfpack?)
Best wishes,
Bill MikkelsenComment
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I cannot play-back the audio, otherwise I'd have just used Creative WaveStudio to do exactly what you said. I don't have the power-pack, so I can't adjust the priority, unless it's a setting hidden in my registry or a file somewhere. Oh and I'm not into sports much, aside from deathmatch :D!Comment
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If you have no player to play it on your pc, then it cannot be converted either by standard conversion methods.Originally posted by Xenithar
Do you have external player that can play that? if you did, you can connect it to your soundcard through Line-in or Auxiliary input jacks, and then us dMC Auxiliary Input to record a wav to your pc as the file is being played through that device.Comment
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Then why do you offer a codec for download that can supposedly convert from VOC format files? I'm not trying to encode here, if I can go from VOC->anything it'll be OK. I thought that is what the VOC decoder would do, but when I start it, it loads and just sits, eating 99% of my CPU. I'd like to know how it manages to eat 3.56GHz of power...Comment
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Could it be a faulty codec? Maybe?
Start with this:
select one of your .voc files and select Test Conversion (no write) will it test convert ok?
If it does test convert ok then the problem is not with the voc codec. In that event, make sure you enable Professional Frequency Conversion (set at dMC Configuration, default setting is off). And/or try adjusting your wav settings for bits, frequency and channels on "as source", and try converting a single file at a time.
If the test conversion does not work, first check dMC Configuration to make sure that the .voc decoder codec shows as being installed. If it does not show up, it has been installed in the wrong place.
If dMC Configuration shows the .voc codec as being installed, then make sure you are able to do other conversions (say mp3 to wav or vice versa). If you can't then you may be missing some other files you need for dMC to work on your system (particularly if you have Windows 95 or 98/98SE).
If the voc codec is installed and you cannot test convert your voc files but you can do other conversions, tell us if you can access any tag information for one of these voc files. Also, what version of dMC are you using?Comment
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Sorry, thats; what I get for reading only the last post where you said you couldn't play the file and I didn't even know what type of file that was :o :o .Originally posted by Unregistered
If you have the VOC codec and all is installed properly I'd assume that dAP can play it at least. Unless of course it's a faulty file. Which is why it would be helpful if you could try to play it in something else designed for VOC.
However I did a Google search on that and all I got was reference to some DOS programs that can play voc. Also that voc files are 8-bit, mono, uncompressed specifically from the early Creative labs soundcards. So I'm kind of back to square one.Comment
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Damn M$. I had just typed a nice reply and apparently if you hold shift in XP and move the mouse-wheel by accident the POS browser treats it like forward/backward, only it won't store text in fields as if you really hit forward or backward. Can't disable it either. Way to go, Billy-bob.
Basically, the codec IS installed, and it shows up fine. Test-convert fails in the exact same way as an actual conversion. I can convert to and from all other formats. I don't have a VOC player anywhere, and have been uable to find one. The VOC file obviously works in-game on the original DOS engine, which won't run in XP.Comment
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If you right-click on one of your voc files and select properties, can you get any more information regarding these .voc files?
You might try seeing if you can play your .voc file in Foobar2000 (see link here:
http://www.foobar2000.org/index.html)
There are a couple of other voc to wav decoders listed on this webpage:
You might try these to see if they can handle your files any better. Otherwise, perhaps someone else might have an insight into this issue.
Best wishes,
Bill MikkelsenComment
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Thanks for the links, I'll check them out. If it works I'll just go VOC->WAV->OGG.Comment
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how big are the voc files? i dont have one to test out.Comment
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