aaltje Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 Via SonicStage 3.3 I uploaded Hi-MD files (recorded on MD player through mic) to a computer. Becaus this computer wasn't mine I burned the uploaded .oma files via Nero on to a CD-R, so I could take them to my own computer and listen to them from there... NOT! There appears to be no 'allowance' to playback the OpenMG audio (.oma) files on my computer. Subsequently there is no program that can convert the files into .wav, simply just because of the fact they do not playback on my computer.The computer on which I uploaded the files happened to have all it's programms reinstalled in the meantime, implying that the original uploaded .oma files are deleted there. Probably I am stupid for all my actions, but I am really in need of a hopefull solution. For instance, I haven't yet been able to try to play the CD-R with the Nero-burned .oma files on the computer on which the files were uploaded from the MD player, how big is the chance that my files playback there?Or else, does anyone know how to crack these .oma files so that they playback on my computer?? THANX!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommypeters Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 There's no crack, but why not upload them again? Since SS 3.2 (I think) there's no limit for the number of times you can upload your own recordings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaltje Posted December 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 yes, indeed, that would solve the problem... IF it wasn't so that I haven't got the files on MD anymore... the whole reason for uploading them to a computer was because I had to re-use the MD for another recording by mic... (while at that moment still naively having faith in openMG audio files and their playback possibilities...)There's no crack, but why not upload them again? Since SS 3.2 (I think) there's no limit for the number of times you can upload your own recordings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woj Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 i'd be interested if anyone has any suggestions for this problem as well since i ended up in a similar situation, though via different means. i transferred a live recording i made using ss 3.2 but did not convert to wav due to (at the time) limited hard disk space. while transferring another recording yesterday, i managed to muck up ss so i upgraded to 3.3 but i did not backup the oma files i had first. instead, i just dragged them to the desktop expecting that i could simply open them in 3.3 afterwards. well, 3.3 recognizes the oma files but does not realize that it was made from an analog recording. so, 3.3 refuses to do anything with it. grrrrrr. any suggestions would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcnet Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 well, 3.3 recognizes the oma files but does not realize that it was made from an analog recording. so, 3.3 refuses to do anything with it. grrrrrr. any suggestions would be appreciated!If the files are still playable in SonicStage then you can use HIMDRenderer to convert them to .wav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woj Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 (edited) If the files are still playable in SonicStage then you can use HIMDRenderer to convert them to .wavalready tried that. while sonicstage will load the old files and even read the metadata, it chokes when playing or converting them. so, as you would expect, himdrenderer can't do anything with them either -- but i did try hoping that it might!i also tried sony's wav conversion tool but it errored out saying i had to install sonicstage 2.1 or better. of course, sonicstage 3.3 is installed so there must be some catch about the the new version not being recognized by the conversion tool (probably not programmed in since the newer versions of songicstage have the wav conversion capability built-in). in any case, i'd guess that the standalone converter would not be able to do anything with the old oma files anyway for the same reason himdrenderer can't. Edited December 11, 2005 by woj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaltje Posted December 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 already tried that. while sonicstage will load the old files and even read the metadata, it chokes when playing or converting them. so, as you would expect, himdrenderer can't do anything with them either -- but i did try hoping that it might! i also tried sony's wav conversion tool but it errored out saying i had to install sonicstage 2.1 or better. Exactly, the same for my situation! really frustrating...! So maybe installing sonicstage 2.1 would solve the problem? If anyone knows where to download it, then at least it's worth trying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrius Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 (edited) There's some misconception regarding the use of older versions of SS. Many people think that by going back to it, their problems will be fixed. Minus some exceptions, this is not the case. While SS has been buggy in the past, it's more likely a codec conflict, or DRM issue what's causing it.Reverting to a previous version of SS is the equivalent of hoping a broken car works by simply changing the license plates or the paint color.Don't mean to sound like a jerk, but please think about it. What can an older version of SS do that the newest can't? Edited December 11, 2005 by Syrius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woj Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Exactly, the same for my situation! really frustrating...! So maybe installing sonicstage 2.1 would solve the problem? If anyone knows where to download it, then at least it's worth trying...i doubt it. from what i've read up on in the past day, ss's drm encryption key for an oma file is not version-specific; it's installation-specific. so, installing an old version of ss will not allow you (or me) to read oma files that were created with another installation of ss -- even if it's the same version number on the same computer. sucks, but that seems to be the case. and i suspect that the old wave conversion tool, like himdrenderer, would not able to access oma files, even if 2.1 was installed, since the drm would prevent it from reading them.woj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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