wma -> mp3

[theslimpiknz]

forgive me if this has been asked before, but i'm having trouble converting the afore mentioned file. Ultimately im looking to give the file file to nero to burn as an audio cd , but so far I've tried nero , tmpgenc and virtualdub all giving the same error message :unsupported file....cannot read or open......................................anyway around this guys. p.s the file is genuine as it plays with wmp. p.p.s conversion to any format........wav, mp2 etc is also welcome

[Tommyknocker]

Can the file be loaded into Gold Wave and saved as a wave file?

[btally]

how about you install the nero wma plugin
ftp://ftp.us.nero.com/WMAPlugin.exe

[MistaED]

The easiest way is probably to decode it thru winamp.

[theslimpiknz]

Ok guys just tried the nero plug in with the same error, also tried to load it in goldwave......couldnt determine the file specification. There must be a way around this apart from installing winamp, which although is a great player hijacks all my media files and won't allow me to play them on anything else. Bottom line is if it plays , its convertable and convert is definately the way i want to go. The version of nero is 5.6 oem, the version of goldwave is the latest V just d/l. Any thoughts guys......please

[shadowrunner]

I had similar problem. The only program to get around it was one called advanced wma workshop. It alows wma to be converted to wav, mp3, and ogg formats. Works quite nicely. Hope it solves your problem. A demo can be downloaded at www.litexmedia.com

Good luck!
shadowrunner

[theslimpiknz]

thanx for all the help guys, but it turns out (thanx to your suggestion of using Advanced Workshop Shadowrunner ) that I need to obtain a licence from Microsoft ( which they wouldn't give to me ) to convert this file. I suppose I'll just have to D/l it again in another formatt if there is one out there............thanx again guys

[shadowrunner]

There is a way around that as well. There is a program called (unfuck.exe) That will remove that anoying incryption. You can download it here.... http://members.home.nl/icq99/unfuck/index2.htm


Hope you get it in time and didn't delete the file!
shadowrunner

[shadowrunner]

Actually I just realised that this program must be used BEFORE the registration of the protected file expires.(been a while since I used it) Oh well. Keep it for next time. WMA is Evil!!

shadowrunner

[jeremymiller]

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/ will do the trick for you. Make sure that in addition to the converter, you will download WMA codec.

[theslimpiknz]

thanx again for all the help folks, unfortunately i deleted the file but will keep the proggys for another time. Once again thanx for the links and advice posted here. Oh and Shadowrunner U R right W.M.A sucks big time

[fonzi9864]

ok how about doing it on a mac