LiveMusic Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 When I try to play a .ram audio file, it says "Windows Media Player doesn't recognize the file format" or something like that. Winamp might would play it? But it defaults to Windows Media Player. XPHome > > > [ Live! ] < < < Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlChuck Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Don't you need RealPlayer for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffbayson Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 .Ram is the proprietary file format of RealPlayer. You need to install RealPlayer to use these files. http://www.real.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 ...and when you do, right-click on one of the RAM files and select Properties. Then in the "Opens with" field, click on Change and select the program you want to use to open it, which would be the Real player. BTW there is a free Real player but you have to look for it on their site. They want you to spend the bucks for the deluxe version with content and stuff. Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not Cereal Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 realplayer will take over nearly all media file types on your computer, even ones it cannot play. this is a real pain, and you have to first manually unselect each file type within realplayer, THEN go around and do what craig said for all the file types because they will still be set to realplayer. its not worth it. realplayer is an abonination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaeton Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 I will concur with CoasterLungs... Real Player is teh hard sux. It infects the computer like a disease, blows ads at you and eats up a lot of resources in the background. Real Player used to be badass back in the day, but the company has stopped doing cool stuff and started doing dumb stuff. Dr. Seuss: The Original White Rapper . WWND? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alndln Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 Although I hate Real Player too,Iv'e installed it on my net machine and made sure everything was disabled during installation.NO TO EVERYTHING!!!!!It's now transparent and behaves and I only use it when needed. "A Robot Playing Trumpet Blows" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Knutson Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 NO TO EVERYTHING!!! https://bunny.bandcamp.com/ https://theystolemycrayon.bandcamp.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovepusher Sly Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 OSX for me baby! If Quicktime don't play it, in the trash it goes! Most people/companies that want their stuff heard make a Quicktime compatible version. Sly :cool; Whasineva ehaiz, ehissgot ta be Funky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendmik Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 The newer versions of Real Player are awful. Like everyone else says, it takes over everything. I'm still using version 8. It doesn't associate every file to itself, and it's easy to disable the real agent that is always resident in memory. Download earlier versions here: http://forms.real.com/real/player/blackjack.html Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform. Mark Twain (1835-1910) -------------------- Reporter: "Ah, do you think you could destroy the world?" The Tick: "Ehgad I hope not. That's where I keep all my stuff!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Olsson. Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 I have problems playing .avi files, any suggestions on what/how to fix that problem? /Mats http://www.lexam.net/peter/carnut/man.gif What do we want? Procrastination! When do we want it? Later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not Cereal Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 there are numurous reasons why an .avi wont play, usually codec related. if your on windows, try to open the .avi with G-spot it will attempt to fins out what codec the audio and video was encoded with. when G-spot cannot figure this out, usually the .avi is broken. you may find you need to isntall Divx5, or other codecs. VLC player will play almost anything in OSX, windows is a little less forgiving until you get the correct codecs. unfortunately, no one tells you what the hell your supposed to do. your kind of on your own in the avi-codec world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Olsson. Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 Coaster, thank you! /Mats http://www.lexam.net/peter/carnut/man.gif What do we want? Procrastination! When do we want it? Later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not Cereal Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 did you try Gspot on your avi? do you need some codecs? most are free, including divx5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duhduh Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Originally posted by Mats Olsson.: I have problems playing .avi files, any suggestions on what/how to fix that problem? /MatsYeah. The best/easiest fix for this is DivX . MAKE SURE you ONLY install the codec and NOT the player. The player now includes SpyWare. (Gain) "Meat is the only thing you need beside beer! Big hunks of meat and BEER!!...Lots of freakin' BEER." "Hey, I'm not Jesus Christ, I can't turn water into wine. The best I can do is turn beer into urine." Zakk Wylde http://www.hepcnet.net/bbssmilies/super.gif http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15_1_109.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alndln Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Originally posted by Mats Olsson.: I have problems playing .avi files, any suggestions on what/how to fix that problem? /MatsDownload and install DivX first,then for any future incompatibilities just try and open the file while online and the Media Player will automatically download the needed codecs. "A Robot Playing Trumpet Blows" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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