Just to clarify that, when I listen on "BBC Radio Player" it all happens within the browser, and I don't know what goes on behind the scenes.
When I download and save the file as detailed in my post of a couple of weeks ago (details reproduced below) I can then play back with mplayer, giving the output i reproduced in my last message. To download the stream: right click on the link that says "listen to this clip in stand alone realplayer" and download the .ram or .rpm file cat that file and you will find an rtsp url then: mplayer -dumpstream -dumpfile myfilename.ra rtsp://rmv8.bbc.net.uk/bbc7/0800_thu.ra (thats all one line) or to translate on the fly (although you would still need the right codec) (this is a script) cat enc-net #!/bin/bash mkfifo audiodump.wav mplayer $1 -ao pcm:file=audiodump.wav -cache 32 & oggenc audiodump.wav -o $2 #---script end now you can, to follow up the previous example: enc-net rtsp://rmv8.bbc.net.uk/bbc7/0800_thu.ra dads_army.ogg On Wed, 04 May 2005 16:17:32 +1200 Nick Rout wrote: > I am using full realplayer (i think- its all happenning inside a browser > plugin) so not getting that problem. > > The audio codec thats seems to be used for all the bbc shows is called > cook.so AFAICT. > > I can play with realplayer gui or mplayer (which is compiled with > realplayer support and uses the cook.so codec). > > I'm afraid i am a bit indiscriminate when it comes to codecs, if it > works and improves my multimedia experience, i generally let the powers > that be install it. > > here are the gory details of what mplayer says: > > ======================================================================== > Opening audio decoder: [realaud] RealAudio decoder > opening shared obj '/opt/RealPlayer/codecs/cook.so' > Audio codec: [23] 44 Kbps Stereo Music High Response - RealAudio > Audio bitrate: 44.100 kbit/s (5513 bps) > AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 5513->176400 (44.1 kbit) > Selected audio codec: [racook] afm:realaud (RealAudio COOK) > ======================================================================== > Checking audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit... > AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 2 ch, 44100 hz, little endian signed int > AF_pre: 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) > alsa-init: got device=0, subdevice=0 > alsa-init: 1 soundcard found, using: default > alsa: 44100 Hz/2 channels/4 bpf/65536 bytes buffer/Signed 16 bit Little Endian > AO: [alsa] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) (2 bps) > Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit... > Video: no video > Starting playback... > A: 1.5 (01.4) 1.8% 99% > > > > On Wed, 04 May 2005 16:07:01 +1200 > Michael JasonSmith wrote: > > > On Wed, 2005-05-04 at 13:15 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > > > This all works for me in firefox. The audio is a realplayer codec, but > > > that shouldn't be a problem. > > Helix player on my FC3 box says that it needs the full RealPlayer to > > work. Is this your impression, Nick? > > -- > > Michael JasonSmith http://www.ldots.org/ > > > > -- > Nick Rout
