dancicero Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 (edited) My local library provides downloads of audiobooks. There are a couple of formats, but the most common is OverDrive Media. I can download to my PC without any trouble at all and I can listen to the audiobooks through the Windows Media Player. I can also see these files in OpenMG Jukebox. When I try to check them out, I get an error: Cannot find the license to playback.According to the documentation for OverDrive, I should be able to download to a portable audio device like an iPod ... but seems I can't download to my MiniDisc.Can anyone offer some ideas?I have a Net MD Walkman MZ-N707, OpenMG Jukebox 2.2 and a Windows PC running Windows XP. Edited January 13, 2007 by dancicero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Hi there, a couple of options, try going to a newer version of sonic stage, go to at least 3.4, you can also try burning the files to cd and use simpleburner to put them on your md, third is real time.Good luck,Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancicero Posted January 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Thanks!I downloaded and installed SonicStage 4.2 today and just tried to transfer the file: no go. This time, the message is simply "Transfers are not allowed."Burning to CD, although it would probably work, is not really what I want to do. If I burn it to a CD, then I might as well just listen to the CD. Why transfer from there to MD? And real time? Nah. I'd rather not tie up the computer doing that.This is really disappointing. I'd looked forward to using my library's new service. Now I find I can't do it with MD. For audiobooks, looks like it's time to buy an iPod.Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 (edited) What I have done with recordings that wont transfer via SonicStage is use Nero to burn an image file of an audio CD, and then use SimpleBurner to transfer the image file (faster than realtime) to minidisc. Then you can delete the image file, no CD burned. Edited January 15, 2007 by raintheory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrius Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 What's the file extension? If it says it can be transferred to an Ipod, then it's gotta be an MP3, wav, or AAC. Those can be converted into WAV or Windows media lossless and transferred to SS. Or if it's a new unit, it can be transferred as an MP3. Any more info will help us help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancicero Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 I contacted OverDrive Media regarding my question. Here's the response I got:"Thank you for your interest in OverDrive Audio Books. We have found that this device is incompatible with OverDrive Audio Books based on the descriptions from the manufacturers website. The website does not list DRM protected WMA files, the format of our Audio Books, as a supported file type. Please let us know if we can provide more information."Regarding iPod, OverDrive Audio Books can't be transfered to them either. Same problem with the files: DRM-protected WMA files.Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekdroid Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Regarding iPod, OverDrive Audio Books can't be transfered to them either. Same problem with the files: DRM-protected WMA files.Danhttp://www.overdrive.com/DeviceResourceCenter/compatible.aspTheir motto is "audio for everyone"LOL.http://www.overdrive.com/DeviceResourceCenter/faqs.aspSounds like crap to me. Great to see libraries adopting DRMd formats... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 The only Option is Real time recording ....... just accept it . It is fun to do , it is a learning experience , teaches you about audio levels , there are tricks to learn . Make weak audio better , etc ................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamOn Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Allthough i'm just fastly reading through lines, and didn't read OD Media's webpage ...if burning it to CD would work, why not make a disc image of it and mount it on a virtual drive and then proceed the way you would like? (for example, a wav rip of the disc and then transfer it to MD via SS), if that is possibble/worksOther than that, if it can be converted to another file format, then it could work too...but if that fails too, i guess Real time is the last resort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrius Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 Protected WMA files won't burn to a CD, real or Virtual.There are a couple of alternatives, but they are... how can I say it... "less than Kosher"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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