[plug] RealAudio

[Kai]

I don't think there's a save as feature for saving audio streams because 
they don't play from a set file size, at least that's the way mine works 
anyway.
I used to use RealServer/Encoder to feed live audio from my scanner into 
my Linux firewall/server which streams live to the internet...I use 
IceCast now (and stream mp3 instead of real audio) but it's the same 
concept.
I stream through from a filename but even if you could save the filename 
you'd only save the refference of the file and not the actual stream.

RealEncoders and Servers have a switch available which lets listeners 
download the stream as they hear it but I don't think that's used very 
often since the encoder saves the audio to disk as well as letting it 
stream and the source referrence file gets quite large quite quickly 
with that method.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Kenworthy" <billk at iinet.net.au>
To: "Plug" <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] RealAudio


 > This is streaming audio - doesnt work like that as far as I can see
 > (requires a client to control the stream, its not a download function) -
 > appears there's an application (vsound) written specifically to
 > intercept realplayer's output to overcome the lack of a "save as"
 > function.  I will be checking it out tomorrow as its getting late.
 >
 > BillK
 >
 >
 > On Sun, 2001-12-16 at 22:24, Paul Dean wrote:
 > > On 16 Dec 2001, Bill Kenworthy wrote:
 > >
 > > > How can I save a realaudio track to disk?  Both galeon and netscape
 > > > spawn realplayer which does not have a save function so all I can 
do is
 > > > listen, not record the track unless I do a loopback (seems my 
soundcard
 > > The best way I found is to get the address and dl it to disk, left 
mouse
 > > click, save link as option, or ftp, wget or some other good grabbing
 > > proggy
 > > > cannot record direct from pcm or output!) The link is a ".ram" 
file so
 > > > it seems I need realplayer to control the download? Any ideas?
 > > >
 > > > BillK
 > > >
 > > >
 > > >
 > > >
 > >
 > > --
 > > Paul...
 > >
 > > /***** Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to
 > > recognize a mistake when you make it again.
 > > -- Franklin P. Jones *****/
 > >
 > > /*****All programmers are playwrights and all computers are lousy 
actors.
 > >             -- Unknown*****/
 > >
 > > /* How smart are Computers? They seem to need instructions all the 
time...
 > > -- Me */
 > >
 >
 >
 >