i would really like to know if there are any programs that convert realplayer films into mpeg

- thanx

-- antony (classicgaming@mailandnews.com), May 25, 2000

Answers

oh boy i had trouble with that too until i found a way to do it. Instead of retyping it im going to find my old post and repost it here

-- Doug (mazinz@aol.com), May 25, 2000.

ok i although im sure other people have done this before i still have yet to have seen anywhere online/web where someone has posted how to do it, BUT i have found a way!!!. first: you need to download one of those screen capture programs ( i highly recomend snagit) they are mostly free go to www.downloads.com and type in "screen capture". Make sure the one you get says it can capture video

second: make sure you have the real player (some version) in your system. third: sound, another story i will get to in a few moments

fourth: open the real player, then go under "options", then go under "preferecnes" then click "performance" once here UNCHECK the box that says " use optimized video display" this will stop real player from using your graphics hardware to play its images. This way snagit can capture what is shown. Note you may have to restart your system

fifth: open the real file you want, set up the snagit to capture the window, hit record on snagit and hit play on real once its done you have now made an avi file from a real media file--enjoy!!!

notes make sure you have checked "record with sound" on the snag it. If you do this and you still have no sound here is what to do, instead of running your output wire to your monitors speakers (or whatever speakers you have) re-route it so it goes out of your system, BUT back into your "mic" input on your PC. and MAKE SURE the volume is pretty low. what this will do is instead of running the sound out of your system into your speakers, it will run the sound out of your system, but then back into it via the "mic" input which snagit goes for with sound. i made it easier by buying 2- dual headphone adapters at radio shack along with a y-cable adapter (for mic/headphone plugs). This way it splits the sound so i still have my speakers hooked up, but also am able to run the sound into my mic input at the same time. I hope this helps a lot of you out there who were as frustrated as i was with these horrible real files. ALSO very special thanks to snagit who emailed me back letting me know to shut the oprtimized screen off on the real player

-- Doug (mazinz@aol.com), April 24, 2000

Answers i was typing really quick so im sure i have mad typos all over the place--sorry

-- Doug (mazinz@aol.com), May 25, 2000.

Mazinz,

Say your Real Player videos are 352X240, 30 frames/sec. If you did the SnagIt method you described, can you produce an AVI file that is 352X240 resolution, 30 frames/sec?

-- MrVCD (mrvcd@juno.com), May 26, 2000.

i had it up to 20 frames persecond, before it said frames were dropping. they had another one on their site that started with a "c" that was more made for capturing video online.

-- Doug (mazinz@aol.com), May 26, 2000.

yes but does the picture quality look the same or is jittery and is the sound in sync?

-- antony (classicgaming@mailandnews.com), May 27, 2000.

well you have to keep in mind most real files look like shit anyway, the ones i had converted seemd ok, the originals were nto uploaded at a good rate to begin with. i have never come across a real deal good quality real media file. But no i have not noticed really any difference at all

-- mazinga (mazinz@aol.com), May 27, 2000.

http://evc.to/tinra/ <-- tool for converting rm 2 avi

regards

-- thijs (thijs@abzurd.com), May 20, 2001.