XP / Windows Server 2003 convert TO Real Audio Format

[SimplyMonica]

Hi, I need the ability to convert from MP3 & WAV formats to .RA from a COM Component the way I used to be able to with this product when I ran on Windows 2000.

When I try to do this through the interface using the RA Codec it bombs on both systems so if you have step by step instructions, I've forgotten how I got this setup before.

Thanks,

-Monica.

[LtData]

Re: XP / Windows Server 2003 convert TO Real Audio Format

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/developer-scripting-dmc.htm Scripting instructions
Also, make sure you have RealPlayer or Real Alternative installed along with the dMC Real Encoder Codec.

[SimplyMonica]

Re: XP / Windows Server 2003 convert TO Real Audio Format

I have Real Alternative installed and cannot convert using the Real Encoding Codec without Music Converter bombing.

Is there a codec other than the one listed in Codec Central?

Also, where can I download Real Player 8? I recall that was the version of Real Player required to get this to work... though I think I had already tried installing this on my Win 2003 system.

-Monica.

[ChristinaS]

Re: XP / Windows Server 2003 convert TO Real Audio Format

Try this: http://forms.real.com/real/player/blackjack.html

[LtData]

Re: XP / Windows Server 2003 convert TO Real Audio Format

try here: http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=real

edit: just noticed that Real Player 8 is only required for the old DEcoder, the encoder should work fine with any version of RP or RPA

[SimplyMonica]

Re: XP / Windows Server 2003 convert TO Real Audio Format

Maybe this will help you understand... Here's the error message and some of the Stack Trace.





-Monica.

[ChristinaS]

Re: XP / Windows Server 2003 convert TO Real Audio Format

These error messages come from Windows and are as usual useless for the likes of us to understand what exactly the problem is.
All you can tell is that the program bombed basically.

Can you perform the conversion using dMC itself and seleting the codec from the drop down list?

Then the standard questions:
1) installed everyhting to the same folder, while logged in as admin?
2) using it while logged in as admin?
3) what are the specs for your input file and for the output file?
4) can you convert to other formats with no problems?

[SimplyMonica]

Re: XP / Windows Server 2003 convert TO Real Audio Format

Can you perform the conversion using dMC itself and seleting the codec from the drop down list?

No... These windows are from me just using dMC to do the conversion.


Then the standard questions:
1) installed everyhting to the same folder, while logged in as admin?
Yes
2) using it while logged in as admin?
Yes
3) what are the specs for your input file and for the output file?
It happens with all of my MP3 files and with WAV files.
4) can you convert to other formats with no problems?
Yes, I can convert from MP4 to MP3 with no troubles. It's just with converting to or from Real Audio using the Codec, hence my questions about my installation.

-Monica.

PS I would pay to get this fixed. I loved this thing when it worked... I use it to dynamically convert MP3's I've ripped to Real Audio so I can stream them to myself at work. It's pretty slick.

[ChristinaS]

Re: XP / Windows Server 2003 convert TO Real Audio Format

I thought you were using a command mode version.

I don't know, I would uninstall Real Alterantive completely, download and install Real Player, download and install the real audio codec from dBpowerAMP and try again.

Otherwise you'll have to install Real Producer Basic 10 and use that to encode.

But I was asking about the specs for the input file and would like to know the type, bitrate, frequency, channels and also know the settngs used for real audio (i.e. frequency, single stream or surestream, target audiences) . This might give us a hint as to the actual problem.

[LtData]

Re: XP / Windows Server 2003 convert TO Real Audio Format

Hmm. Since neither the encoding nor decoding work, it seems something might be wrong with the RealPlayer installation or the codec installation. Also, does the Real decoder and encoder show up under dMC Configuration? (Start --> Programs --> dBpowerAMP Music Converter --> Configuration --> dMC Configuration)

[Spoon]

Re: XP / Windows Server 2003 convert TO Real Audio Format

I know there are problems with the ra encoder and XP sp2 (not all profiles work), it is probabbly the same issue.

[SimplyMonica]

Re: XP / Windows Server 2003 convert TO Real Audio Format

My XP installation is XP Media Center Edition and it is at SP2. I need to check where my Win 2003 server is. Both blow up the same way.

I initially ran into this problem using the COM component and went to testing using the regular dMC client to see if the issue happened there too and it did. I figured if there was a place where it should work, it would be in the dMC.

If there are known issues, what do I have to do to get them fixed?

-Monica.

[ChristinaS]

Re: XP / Windows Server 2003 convert TO Real Audio Format

Is there a way to install programs to run in Compatibility mode in this system?
You may want to check that.

There are issues are with Real Player/Real Producer or Real media in general under XP SP2 - and are I believe mostly security related. I once had a link to a MS KB item about this and some workaround but I have lost it. :o

No idea of Windows 2003, haven't seen this beast yet anywhere myself.

Is Real Producer working for you?


Err... what is this COM component you're referring to? it doesn't ring a bell for me at all :o

[SimplyMonica]

Re: XP / Windows Server 2003 convert TO Real Audio Format

I know Real Producer works on my Windows 2003 machine because when this product stopped working, I moved to using that despite having to use it as a command line utility which is yucky when you're programming from Visual Basic. I am interested to hear that there are security issues with this though... I may have to look into that.

I have not tried Real Producer on my XP system yet. But since this is the XP Media Center Edition, I doubt there will be security issues with that. If it were XP Professional or Server then I might be more leary.

LtData posted a link that is a How-To program using the COM Component. Basically it's something that comes with dMC that allows me to use dMC from Visual Basic to programatically convert my MP3 Files.

You asked what the specs were on the MP3's I'm converting... They are all over the place. The one I was recently trying to convert is 44.1 Khz, 2 Channels, Joint-Stereo, 192 Kbps, Mpeg 1 Layer 3 made using Sound Forge 6.0's MP3 Add On. I can't convert from the source WAV file though either. That was made by Reason 2.5.

-Monica.

[ChristinaS]

Re: XP / Windows Server 2003 convert TO Real Audio Format

Oh, ok, so I did understand corrctly originally, you are using scripting.

I was asking if you can use dMC from its own interface, not scripted, just to see if it actually works and if the codec works.

The so-called security issue with Real was a non-issue, but something in XP Sp2 was getting stuck - maybe the firewall was blocking some port used by Real. But all I have is a vague memory of seeing something mentioned. Enough to make me not eager to install SP2 on the laptop where I run XP. One of these days when I have the time and inclination to troubleshoot whatever will inevitably go wrong.... :p