Converting a WMP stream to QT or MP3?
Does anyone know if there is a way (besides Snapz Pro) to convert a Windows Media Player stream to QuickTime or some other non-crap form of media (like MPEG or MP3)?
I have a terrible time tuning into streams from WMP while running OS X. It would also be cool to burn some stuff to a CD.
Does anyone know how or if this can be done? Thanks in advance.
# 3 Re: Converting a WMP stream to QT or MP3?
Here's what you've got to do...
Get the Mac divx player and the appropriate version of wmp here: <a href="http://www.mac.st/" target="_blank">http://www.mac.st/</a> Then use the menu option, predecode audio. This will make it a .wav file which you can convert to mp3 with iTunes. Pain in the ass and it requires Classic :mad:
# 4 Re: Converting a WMP stream to QT or MP3?
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx
Install Flip4Mac (it's free at this link... and legal).
Opening streamed WMP files in browsers will then launch the files in a separate QuickTime player window. Once the file has played all the way through (depending on yourt QT prefs) you may be able to save as, and retain the movie as a self-contained file.
This is the easiest method I have found. Flip4Mac, effectively, replaces WMP and seems to have been adopted as a free plug in from Microsoft to compensate for their decision to halt development of WMP for Macs. Flip used to cost around $10 until M'Soft saw it as a viable replacement for Mac users needs. They can't be all bad...
