OTR format

[jb2wheeler]

8) I bought a OTR DVD that contains, supposedly, non copyrighted audio only material. I downloaded Realplayer so I could play the disc on my computer. I have a cable modem. The disc skips drastically. The same thing happens when I listen to internet radio. I tried to play the disc on my stereo and it would not play. I bought a DVD player that was advertised to play MP3s and it would not play. I dont think the disc is bad, but I dont know what to do. Please explain what OTR format is and what I can do to play this on a DVD player. JB

[KingJohn]

Well I don't have a clue what you have, I did a search and came up with "old time radio" First of all if its a DVD then its hardly going to play in your stereo (They play music disks) some even play MP3's but none will play DVD disks. Then you go on to talk about RealPlayer, which I very much doubt has anything to do with playing a DVD.

Exactly what did you buy ? how is it advertised (Or should I not ask) Like you say some DVD players will play MP3 disks, but the format is different to DVD.

As for real player and Internet radio, you should get that to work on cable, have you told real player what speed to "Stream" the files at, and where are the radio stations your trying to listen too ?

[jb2wheeler]

The reason I downloaded Real Player was that when I tried to play the disc on my computer I got an error message that said I needed RealPlayer to listen to the disc. The disc contains much more than any CD could ever contain, so it has to be some kind of compressed format. When I bought it, it was advertised as a OTR format DVD with old time radio content that was not under a copyright. It contains (supposedly) 3200 radio shows. Maybe OTR stands for old time radio, but why would they call it OTR format? If it really is an MP3, then how come it wont play in my DVD player? Thanks for the help, JB

[KingJohn]

Ok, I'm following this, but I keep wondering if its a DVD or a CD-R with MP3's on it, I have made a Beatle MP3 disk up, which contains every Beatle record ever made, so yes the 3Mb MP3 files take a lot less room up than normal 45Mb + WAV music files.

But the confusion is, you keep calling it a DVD, which as far as I know cannot contain "Data" files that could be read on a PC ROM or a DVD player. so this makes me think its a CD-R. (MP3 disk)

If you place the disk in your drive, can you see any files ? as for playing them, well that's another thing, if you have a MP3 codec installed then anything will play them including RealPlayer, however if they are RealPlayer files then it still would be a data disk not a DVD.

So, can you see what is on the disks, and if you can what extension do the files have.

Looks like my guess on the OTR is correct, but that does not refer to a particular format, just the type of music that's on there.

[jb2wheeler]

When I bought the disc it was advertised as a DVD. It will now play in my DVD-ROM on my computer, but will not on a stand alone DVD Player or stereo system CD player. When I use it on the computer it does show the files and plays them, but skips enough that it is irritating to use. It shows no pictures, it is audio of radio shows from 1950s. JB

[Gnerma]

What KingJohn really needs to know, my friend is WHAT file extension do the sound files have??

[kitty]

Looks like MP3s on audio cd media if it is the product at http://www.scancat.com/otrmain.html

Your stereo cd player or DVD player must be MP3 compatible.

Your pc studder problem might be if you have a slow machine or a funky mp3 codec. I think www.winamp.com offers a free player or just go to www.tucows.com and search for mp3 player

[KingJohn]

What KingJohn really needs to know, my friend is WHAT file extension do the sound files have??

What do you need to do to get a cup of tea around here

[jb2wheeler]

I dont know how to find the file extention, but when I right click on a file and click properties it says "type of file; RealMedia". JB

[Nelson37]

Windows Explorer, view, details, folder options, view, UNCHECK "hide file extensions". LOOK at filenames, see the period? that one to three letter suffix AFTER the period is the file extension, this usually (though not necessarily) indicates the type of file.
Your sound stutter indicates a problem with codec or sound card, since you get in different programs and file types their is probably an interupt conflict or some sort of bandwidth problem.

[KingJohn]

I dont know how to find the file extention, but when I right click on a file and click properties it says "type of file; RealMedia". JB

Don't get fooled by seeing "Real Media", when you install that program it will even tell you that AVI's are Real Media files, it associates its self with everything (If you let it)

At a guess it does sound like they are MP3, files, never heard of anyone putting Real Media on a CD, but I guess there is always a first. Like it has already been mentioned, you need to see the extensions, however the fact that you are able to see anything at all indicates that it is a data disk, and probably MP3

You may need a better MP3 codec, some goods ones are available from www.goldwave.com > Download > plug-ins it could also mean that a codec that is already installed on your system is playing the files, because there is nothing else available.

A codec pack like "You guest it" Nimo, will provide a good selection. You might find the make of the CD you have might not work on your DVD player, and may need to make a copy of it onto a better quality one.

Perhaps if you copied one of the music files onto your hard drive to test its playback, this may indicate your ROM is struggling to read the disk, another indication the CD may be madly produced.