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 >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> -- >>> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
