Converting wma to mp3 ?
@anyone,
My local library has AudioBooks free for download, provided you have a library card. There are some 447 book titles of various categories and the list is growning (science fiction, fiction, self improvement, etc.) The downloaded AudioBooks are in wma format and your allowed to burn one copy for personal use. Each file will fit on one CD and many books have 6 to 12 files. I want to convert wma to mp3 to fit more files on one CD. Are there free programs that can convert wma to mp3 to get more on one CD :?: -BP |
Re: Converting wma to mp3 .....
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"The Winamp Transcoder " http://www.winamp.com/plugins/details.php?id=146195 Edit: That's exactly what I'm using to encode my .FLAC files to aacPlus, as I write this :cool: Consider converting to aacPlus, and you'll see how much you can fit on a CD :!: -kwag |
You can also use foobar for that (wma -> mp3).
CoolEdit/Audition works too, but it´s not free. |
Excuse me but if the WMA file includes some DRM locks, then no tool will be abble to convert it. Not saying that this is considered as piracy in many countries.
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@everyone,
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but not convert to any other format which could remove DRM :cry: Thanks for all the suggestions :) -BP |
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For sure DRM will be gone, right :?: -kwag |
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Edit: last winamp can playback DRMed WMA into wav. But this is still piracy so I prefer to stop. Quote:
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Well, then get some good and thick (short) audio cables with gold connectors and ferrite beads at each end, add a good analog filter software, and capture the audio with the sound card.
I did that some time ago with my 4DTV satellite receiver, capturing audio stations directly to WAV, and then I encoded the audio to MP3. The captured WAV file is so damn clean that you can't tell the difference from an original audio CD :) The signal to noise ratio is very high, and the noise floor is inaudiable to the human ear, but filtering it is even better (just like we do for video) before encoding it. -kwag |
@Kwag and Phil,
http://www.overdrive.com/ OverDrive is the company the free library uses to download, playback, and transfer their audiobook files. This software allows for transfer and/or CD burning. I tried burning the files via OverDrive to CD using Nero Fast CD burning plugin in WMP and when played back it won't play, even with OverDrive. Each audiobook file is created to fit one 700MB CD, so if a audiobook has 12 files this means 12 CD's. The library agreement allows for a personal copy. Duplication for sale or give away is forbidden. I want to put all 12 files on one CD for casual audiobook listening. To do this the format must be changed to fit on one CD. I spoke with the library again today and they said that OverDrive's using DRM on all files, even those that your allowed to copy. Some audiobooks are not allowed to be copied and some are, but DRM is used on all. They suggested I contact OverDrive to suggest how to remove DRM for titles free to copy for personal use. So, as far as the library is concerned a personal copy using another format is OK :) I have found a method which converts WMA: First off, you need to download a few free programs: 1) Windows Media Player 2) Nero Fast Burning CD Plugin http://www.wmplugins.com 3) CDmage http://www.geocities.com/cdmage/ 4) Power MP3 WMA converter program http://www.cooolsoft.com Once these are downloaded and installed, a) Open your wma audio with Windows Media Player b) Choose to copy file to CD. c) Then, using the Nero plugin, burn to a image recorder file d) Open the CDmage (.nrg file) in CDmage, and extract the tracks as a Wave file e) Then it's a simple matter of converting the Wave files to mp3 or your preferred format using your chosen converter. This method will give you the highest possible quality through the conversion. -BP |
Great BP :D
You might want to check my post about converting to aacPlus, as you can get CD quality audio at only 48Kbps, so you can even fit more on a single CD-R :) So substitute the "converting the Wave files to mp3 " step by encoding wave to AAC+ ;) -kwag |
@Kwag,
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-BP |
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The only drawback is that the ripp is done at 1x. |
The out_wav in Winamp is faster than 1x.
There are many, simple, ways to generate a DRM free file from a wma if you already the license. BUT, as Phil pointed earlier, in some countries (Germany for instance?), removing the copy protection is illegal. Even if you own the file and want to make a backup for your personal use only - no matter if that's unfair or not. For example, DVDDecrypt was forced to be discontinued because it could remove CSS. So I think kwag shouls evaluate if this thread is OK. IF you're sure it's not illegal in your country try this: http://apache.dataloss.nl/~fred/beale-screamer/ It will remove the DRM IF you have the license. |
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Well, there's no DRM on a audio output jack :D So it's fine to take your audio and record it out of an analog line, or as you guys said, straight out of the audio WAV out of the card. And also there's still a gray area between DRM and Fair Use, so I will say that just as we do with our DVDs, that I WILL back up my DVDs, Music, or whatever I buy for my personal use, and I won't care if it's protected or not :twisted: So this thread is fine and any other thread that talks about "personal" backups is also fine. And thanks for that link GFR ;) -kwag |
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And the defenders of DRM can argue that you're "circumventing the copy protection" by doing so. Quote:
But since this forum has readers from many countries I think it's nice to add a warning. |
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