Anyone use Compression Master to convert .rm files??

[tgpo]

I've got a number of .rm files I'm wanting to convert over to quicktime. I've found that Compression Master says it will convert them, but the demo doesn't do anything but sit there. Anyone ever used this program and actually have it do anything?

PS, yes I know the quality is going to suck.

[SERBIAN]

Lot of users are very confused with Comp. Master...Here is what You have to do...Firs add file(s) to Source Files/Settings window /Middle one, bigest/...Then for each file You have to make encoding setting..Select file and then click New Setting button...Tweak Your setting as You wish and then go back to batch list tab...Right click /ctrl+click/ on file and choose Add Setting list and add Your setting for that file...Then click Play triangle button on the bottom right corner...Conversion should start....I did not try to re-convert .rm files since I dont have any...

[Dante101]

It doesn't look like it converts .rm files to quicktime. It can output to an .rm file, but it doesn't appear to open them.

This is from their manual:

These input formats are available for use with Compression Master.

3GPP (.3gp)
This was the first video format intended for 3G mobile phones. Supported subformats: MPEG-4, AAC, AMR Narrowband, H.263

3GPP2 (.3g2)
Sequel to the 3GPP standard.
Supported subformats: see 3GPP, and additional EVRC and QCELP voice codecs

AIFF (.aif)
Apple’s audio format. Also used by SGI.
Supported subformat: PCM, big-endian.

AVI (.avi)
This is Microsoft’s catch-all format that encapsulates other video compression standards.
Supported subformats: Windows RAW, PCM, DV/DVCPro PAL/NTSC (Little-endian sound only), MJPEG

AVID Meridian (.mov)
If installed separately in QuickTime as a codec, this format is supported.

DV (.dv)
Format for Digital Video; a recording format. Supported subformats: DV PAL, DV NTSC: DV, DVCPro, DVCPro 50.

Grass Valley (.gxf)
Format primarily used by Grass Valley products. GXF general exhange format is an interchangeformat for archival storage and datanetworks developed by Grass Walley. The GXF format does only exist as a transferformat. The recieving server will convert the file to a appropriate internal format. Although GXF can contain several formats like DV and JPEG stream it mainly used with MPEG-2. Supported subformats: MPEG-2, PCM, Time Code.

Media100 (.mov)
If installed separately in QuickTime as a codec, this format is supported.

MP3 (.mp3)
A part of the MPEG-1 standard; the full name of this standard is MPEG-1 Audio Layer III. MP3 is a common standard for audio and music compression.

MPEG-1 (.mpg)
MPEG-1 was the first digital video compression standard to come out of the Motion Picture Expert Group. Today, it is mainly used in legacy applications, with the notable exception of its layer-3 audio coding, which sees lots of use under the name MP3.
Supported subformats: Muxed, Elementary.

MPEG-2 (.mpg, .m2v, .m2p, .VOB)
MPEG-2, also by Motion Picture Expert Group, sees heavy use in the broadcasting industry.
Supported subformats: Transport, Program, and Elementary.

MPEG-4 (.mp4)
The MPEG standard most commonly in use today. Encapsulated by most modern video codecs in one aspect or another.
Supported subformats: MPEG-4, AAC (Advanced Audio Coding).

QuickTime™ (.mov)
Apple’s movie file format. Like AVI, this is an umbrella format that encapsulates other video compression standards as well as a few of its own. Supported subformats: DV, MJPEG A/B, RAW, PCM, IMA, AAC, MPEG-4, AMR NB, H.263, H.261, Animation, Cinepak, Apple Video, Apple Component, Sorenson, Qdesign, Pixlet (on Mac OS X 10.3 or later), Targa Cine, Black Magic.

QuickTime™ Reference File (.mov)
Instead of containing the actual media ( one copied mediafile) a QuickTime reference file points at the different original files that alltogether make your mediafile. This means that you will save alot of diskspace, but the file can only work on the same computer that acess the original mediafiles. E.g. a QuickTime referencefile cannot be emailed or transferred to another computer.

Wave (.wav)
Microsoft’s basic audio format.
Supported subformat: PCM, little-endian.

Windows Media (.wmv, .wma)
The Windows Media 9 encoder creates files in Windows Media format, a proprietary format currently playable in Windows Media player and VLC.