--- Forwarded Message from Philippe Delcloque <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: Philippe Delcloque <[log in to unmask]> >To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum'" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: RE: #5897.3 question about digitizing audio (!) >Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 15:45:01 -0000 ------------------ Denise, Do you seriously think that the average linguist author is going to wish to perform all these operations? There have to be simpler solutions (see Otmar's reply re QT) and the use of .MP3. Philippe University of Abertay Dundee -----Original Message----- From: LLTI-Editor [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 17 January 2001 14:35 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: #5897.3 question about digitizing audio (!) --- Forwarded Message from [log in to unmask] --- >Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 10:28:31 -0600 (CST) >To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: #5897 question about digitizing audio >From: [log in to unmask] >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >Cc: ------------------ Hello, I have been working with digitizing both audio and video files for at least 3 years. Here are my answers to both of your question. ------- 1) Is .rm the best format in which to save materials? I just tried recording a song onto my PC, and the file was quite large (5mb). I don't know too much about other formats, so this may be a very "basic" question. Can someone give me some advice, or give me some Websites I can look at to better my understanding on this topic? >> Yes, so far Real Media File (.rm) is the best format for embedded on the web. However, as you may notice that the file produced by RealProducer or RealEncoder has a very large file. You need to put this *.rm file on the Real Server (ask the administer or computer academic service of your university if they can provide you one). Then you need to have a pointer that point to this *.rm file. This is call *.ram. For example, I finished digitizing the audio file and saved it as "test.rm". My real server address is at NIU. The first step I would do is to transfer the "test.rm" to the real server. You can use WS_FTP Pro or cute FTP to do this task. Then, just remember the place where you transfer the file to. For example, I put my "test.rm" under "Test" folder. The second step is to open any text editor such as Notepad and write the following command lines: rtsp://media.dce.niu.edu/test/test.rm --stop-- pnm://media.dce.niu.edu/test/test.rm Save this file as "test.ram" (You can save it under different name too but I prefer the same name as the *.rm file). The "rtsp" is the command for Real Player G2 or higher version media.dce.niu.edu is my Real server address. You may have the different one (ask the computer academic service if they have Real Server and that they can provide you the space). The "pnm" is the command for Real Player 5 or later The "--stop--" is the command for the Real to figure out what version of the Player it is encountered. If the users have RealPlayer G2 then it will use the "rtsp" and then stop. If the users have RealPlayer 5 it will skip the "rtsp" and jump to the "pnm" command line. --------------------------------------------- 2) I have been recording from a cassette to the computer by connecting a cord from the headphone jack on my boom box to one of the jacks on my computer (probably not the best way, but it works for now). Is there any way to reverse the process (record from the computer back to a tape)? >>I have never tried the reverse process but I think you can do it the same way you record from the cassete to the computer. But you may have to play with the volume control a little bit. >> I hope my answers help. You can find out more about Real stuff at http://www.real.com or you can e-mail me at [log in to unmask] Thanks for your help! Denise Hamwey ===== Denise Hamwey Melrose High School Melrose, MA [log in to unmask] http://www.geocities.com/dehamwey __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/