Request for Assistance(Technologically Challenged Vanity)

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[Pete'sWife]

I need help transferring a Real Audio file to a CD.

[Pete'sWife]

I've tried everything I know (which isn't much) but cannot get this file onto a CD.

Thanks very much in advance, and please pardon the vanity post.

[Paul_B]

What is the file's extension and size?

[_Jim]

"Burn baby burn" as a regular file ...

[Pete'sWife]

If you've never heard a recording of the Japanese surrender, this is a fantastic audio clip. It runs about 17 minutes. I'd like to play this clip after church this Sunday in honor of Memorial Day. We don't have a computer, so a CD is the only way to go.

Thanks again.

[Pete'sWife]

Um... I think it's .ram. Hang on, I'll try to get more information.

[Pete'sWife]

Don't know the size. It's 17 minutes worth.

Sorry. I am a technological moron.

[_Jim]

The question might be asked at this point: "How do you regularly burn your CDs?"

I simply use the CD Creator software to 'burn' any format file into/onto a CD, be it wav format, mp3 or RealAudio ...

[tomkat]

You're saying you want to play the clip w/a standard cd player through your church's PA system, yes ?

[Pete'sWife]

We have a DVD player and a 6.1 home theater system strictly for audio. I want to burn the above audio link onto a CD so I can play it back w/o a computer.

Frankly, I don't know where to begin. I can burn CD's from other CD's, but I don't know what to do with a .ram file.

I'm probably making this more difficult than it is.

[tomkat]

Ok, I see the link.
Check your mail.

[Paul_B]

If you're in Windows, right-click the file and click Properties. See if the file extension is .ram or .rm. Check the file size, it should be large. If it isn't, it's a small text pointer file to the actual media file. If memory serves, ram files are pointers. If so, open it in a text editor and see the location of the media file.

[No One Special]

Go here:
http://rapidshare.de/files/2022627/vj.ra.html

Scroll down
Click Free
The download link will appear after 60 seconds if not sooner.

Right click and save target as.

This is the full file and burnable to CD

HTH.

[lunarbicep]

it depends on the file, but for audio I use to convert realplayer to mp3 and then burn. I did using a program called "Streambox Ripper" which can probably still be find thru google. good luck

[Publius6961]

Ummmmm.

I was sure she said they do not have a computer.

I wonder how they access FR?

[NewRomeTacitus]

I wonder how they access FR (sans computer)?

I don't know how your doing it but I never stinted on my donations to the Athenian priesthood.

[tomkat]

Mods, would you please add something to this thread's title like: - Mac/iTunes help needed !

The poster needs an .ra file converted to mp3 for burning to cd to play at a church in a standard cd/mp3 player, but he/she's running Apple gear and for some reason the conversion I did for them (on win2k box w/Nero 6 Pro) isn't working.
Total and elapsed recording times both show up correctly, but no sound.

Here's the source file they need converted: vj.ra

Here're the two attempts I made, the first being a higher bitrate than the second: vj.mp3 (12Mb) and vj2.mp3 (8Mb).

I also checked a discussion on a Mac board and others who'd had this problem were told to convert from .ra to .oog and then to .mp3.
I've tried that as well: vj3.mp3 (17Mb) but PW hasn't gotten back to me yet as to whether it worked.

Anyway, I have an acre to mow today, so maybe one of you true geeks can help him/her out.

[tomkat]

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