Thanks.
I'll give that a try.
jg

On May 1, 2014, at 4:34 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> So if I go to terminal and do a curl on your URL:
> 
> curl http://pipedreams.publicradio.org/rafiles/shows/2003/0330.smil
> 
> and wade through the dozen or so lines I find this URL:
> 
> rtsp://mprrm.publicradio.org/5559/pipedreams/shows/20030803_pipedreams.rm
> 
> If I go into VLC and Open Network (command-N) and paste that in it seems to 
> start playing. Seems to drop in and out, just like the old days.
> 
> CB
> 
> which seems to be the actual content.
> On 5/1/14, 4:36 PM, Jim Gatteys wrote:
>> so here's the file it points to.
>> http://www.pipedreams.org/rafiles/shows/2003/0330.smil
>> I'd hate to dig out my old xp machine and real audio but would like to have 
>> a copy of this file to keep around.
>> 
>> On May 1, 2014, at 3:26 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> Is there a way anyone else could try?
>>> 
>>> CB
>>> On 5/1/14, 3:17 PM, Jim Gatteys wrote:
>>>> the files are apparently still current and I tried to get it to play with 
>>>> vlc but you're probably right about the ram file being a pointer and I 
>>>> don't know how to tell vlc to go get the source.
>>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>>> jg
>>>> 
>>>> On May 1, 2014, at 11:40 AM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries 
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I thought .ram files were just pointers to the actual media files with 
>>>>> various settings like playlist or looping. So any tool would need to 
>>>>> download the source files first that are pointed to by the .ram file. Do 
>>>>> these .ram files still work since they might point to servers that are 
>>>>> long gone. Supposedly VLC can play .ram files so if you can get them to 
>>>>> play in there you might be able to get it to store the streamed media.
>>>>> 
>>>>> CB
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 4/13/14, 10:34 PM, Jim Gatteys wrote:
>>>>>> Hi all!
>>>>>> I have some real audio files ".ram" files that I'd like to convert to 
>>>>>> something playable these days.  Does anyone know of an app that will do 
>>>>>> this or let me play them so I can record them?
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Jim
>>>>>> 
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