clyborne Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Hi--Sorry if i missed an existing discussion. Claims to do .oma-> .wav among other file conversions.. Info at: http://www.dvdvideoconverter.com/atrac/ Thanks, Rob D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Hi--Sorry if i missed an existing discussion. Claims to do .oma-> .wav among other file conversions.. Info at: http://www.dvdvideoconverter.com/atrac/ Thanks, Rob D.Nice post , I am sure a lot of people will find that usefull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Thanks for the link - sounds interesting. It also claims to be able to remove the DRM from Connect store tracks.. * Moved to Software Discussion section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culp4684 Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 I wonder if there would be any loss in sound quality? It would be nice to take the few wma files I've got and convert them to atrac.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 Well, someone has to plunk down the $15 and try the thing. Personally, I'm skeptical, unless it works like Marcnet's Hi-MDRenderer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clyborne Posted November 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 Well, someone has to plunk down the $15 and try the thing. Personally, I'm skeptical, unless it works like Marcnet's Hi-MDRenderer.I'm on a Mac or I certainly would have. Rob D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avrin Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 The actual homepage is http://www.wma-convert.com , and you can get a free trial there. Doesn't install under my Windows 2000 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 (edited) Well I installed it on one of my backup PCs, and also copied a recording I had uploaded to my laptop (but not stripped the DRM) to this PC.It didn't convert the file. Got an error.It may be because it is the trial version. However, I too am skeptical. Edited November 2, 2007 by raintheory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmachine Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 5 most frequently asked questions:1) I cannot convert my files.WMAConvert frees only the music you've purchased. So the requirement is that you must be able to play your original files in Windows Media® Player or in QuickTime® Player on your PC. If you can do this WMAConvert must convert your files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 (edited) I still see the Sony Connect store among those listed, but I don't see the page that was there a few days ago with .oma and .omg files listed or the ATRAC.zip file which that page said to download. Dang, should have downloaded it while I could. I wonder if they were contacted by Sony after it appeared here. Now it's only saying it will deal with files playable by Windows Media Player, Quicktime and Real Audio. Edit: Oh, never mind. Here's the ATRAC claim. http://www.dvdvideoconverter.com/atrac/Regardless, the FAQ say they don't circumvent the DRM. I strongly suspect it works like Hi-MDRenderer does and in essence plays the file at high speed (through WMP) and records it. If Marcnet weren't so un-commercially oriented he might have marketed something like this.I'll let you know my results with the trial software shortly, but all my .oma's at the moment are unprotected via File Conversion Tool. Edited November 3, 2007 by A440 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcnet Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 (edited) If Marcnet weren't so un-commercially oriented he might have marketed something like this.I use my development skills at a well paid job, so I don't need to depend on a home project as my major income. Therefore I don't see the point in making people pay for something that other people find useful. If, however, those people want to pay then they can via donation. It's entirly the users choice whether to pay for it or not, not mine. I think more "shareware" style software should be like this - not limited functionality because you can't afford to / are not able to / do not want to, and letting the user decide whether to pay for a fully featured program, or not.Im not having a go at anyone in particular here - it's just my 2p Edited November 4, 2007 by marcnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 I certainly didn't mean uncommercial as any kind of putdown whatsoever. I applaud and admire it. It's part of any true definition of community. Marcnet, have you looked at that software? Do you think it's using the same method as Hi-MDRenderer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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