INTERACT FORUM

More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: roognation on April 09, 2006, 07:19:50 pm

Title: Real Audio Real Media Natively?
Post by: roognation on April 09, 2006, 07:19:50 pm

I hope someone can push me in the right direction...  I wanted to play a RAM stream from
http://www.kcrwmusic.com/smil/metropolis.ram
and saw a few notes about MC11.1 playing Real Audio/Media _natively_.  Thank the heavens, because you all know how invasive the RA software is...  Anyways, I tried to play the files directly, due to my assumption of _natively_...  Apparently I need to install some things...I found some mention of DirectShow in the help file, but the documentation for installing the files was a bit lacking.  So if someone could push me in the right direction, it would be greatly appreciated!

From the MC Help: Supported Filetypes
** RealAudio files with the .ra extension will be played natively in Media Center if appropriate DirectShow filters are present. You will need to install “Real Media Splitter” (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303&package_id=87719) and a Real Media Decoder such as FFDShow (http://ffdshow.sourceforge.net/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=Getting+ffdshow).

First: installed the FFDShow program.  It runs, but there is no mention of RA or RAM when I look at the CODECs information page in that program.

Second: installed 7-Zip so I could unzip the latest .7z files from the realmediasplitter_20051125.7z at
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303&package_id=87719

Third: extracted the files from that .7z file

Fourth: registered the MP4 Splitter with
regsvr32 "[path]\unicode\MP4Splitter.ax"

Fifth: reboot

Sixth: registered the Real Media Splitter with
regsvr32 "[path]\unicode\RealMediaSplitter.ax"

Seventh: tried to open a URL:
http://www.kcrwmusic.com/smil/metropolis.ram
and the usual Real Audio dialog came up claiming I needed to download the devil.

What am I doing wrong?  Any push in the right direction would be greatly appreciated (I have been "off" Real Audio streams/files for some time now).

Many Mahalos.

Title: Re: Real Audio Real Media Natively?
Post by: EpF on April 09, 2006, 08:08:06 pm

I have RealAlternative  (http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm) installed and it works no problem. That any good to you?

Title: Re: Real Audio Real Media Natively?
Post by: Galley on April 09, 2006, 09:01:09 pm

It still won't play my .rax files. :(

Title: Re: Real Audio Real Media Natively?
Post by: roognation on April 10, 2006, 04:09:23 am

Downloaded, installed, clicked on a .RAM link and it works great.  Much thanks.

Download page from:
http://www.filesharingplace.com/downloads/real_alternative.php

FYI: the above list of compatible formats does not includes the .RAX as previous noted; perhaps someone should put in a feature request in with these guys.  From the website:

-RealAudio (.ra .rpm)
-RealMedia (.rm .ram .rmvb .rpx .smi .smil)
-RealText (.rt)
-ReadPix (.rp)
-RealMedia content embedded in webpages

Thanks again for your generous help.

Aloha

Title: Re: Real Audio Real Media Natively?
Post by: Galley on May 20, 2006, 08:38:54 am

MC 11.1 appears to play RealAudio Lossless files (.ra), but it doesn't read the tags properly.