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iPod How to convert an .ra file for iPod use?

2A Batterie

2A Batterie

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I did a quick forum search and couldn't find an answer. I have a great song that's in real audio format that I would like to play in iTunes so I can have it on my iPod. Any suggestions on how I go about doing this? Sorry if this question is we todd id.
 
Was this just a dumb question or am I asking something that's a "no-no"? I'd like to find out how to convert that tune, but I'm almost as curious as to find out why I can't get a reply.
 
I have ffmpegx, where would I download the helix codec? I did a quick search to no avail. I've already tried ffmpegx by itself in attempts to convert the file from .ra to mp3, but it only does it in the sense that I get the .mp3 file of Zero KB... nothing there. Any help?
 
I just downloaded and placed it where you told me. It's still not working, and I think I'm doing something wrong. I open up ffmpegx (0.0.9d) And drop the .ra file from my desktop into the source format section of ffmpegx. In the source format section, it reads "From: rm, Video: no video, Audio: 0x0000, 160 kb/s" Is the audio section where I am going wrong? The file on my desktop is 7.1mb, but is the data not transfering or something? I am sooo confused.
 
hm.... could you post the output you get when you run it (click the little info icon in the ffmpegx encoder window)?
 
Well, it says "Resampling with input channels greater than 2 unsupported" so that's your error. It doesn't seem like the effort is worth it when you can "purchase"*cough*download*cough* the song online. You could try converting it to an ac3 and then from there to a mp3, or to a divx using mencoder and then extract the mp3 out of it, but that just seems like too much of a hassle.
 
ra to mp3 should be simple

it's never simple with MAC - why oh why lord - i tried for about half a day - ffmpegx to no avail - i deleted the thing entirely as i don't want to shorten my life any more with the amount of stress such a poorly designed program could do.
i have no other alternative apart from install windows on mac and use superC !
horray for windows again
 
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