[TAG] found something in the attic...

[Predrag Ivanovic]

On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 23:54:46 +0100
Karl-Heinz Herrmann wrote:

<snip streamripper>
> thanks -- that is exactly what I'm trying to reinvent. I tried it on one
> of the radio stations I want to record. From their webpage I get a asx
> file containing:
> 
> <asx version="3.0">
> <entry>
> <ref href = "mms://193.159.243.191/live/dlr/dlr"/>
> </entry>
> </asx>
> 
> That mms-link is what I can fead to mplayer and listen or record. 
> Alas -- streamripper only sits there doing nothing with either the html
> link or the mms link.
Unfortunately(from http://streamripper.sourceforge.net/faq.php):
"Q: Can streamripper record Windows Media streams?   
A: No. "

> 
> So is this asx a *cast broadcast at all? I can choose between realaudio,
> windows media 16 or 32 kBit/s and usually choose the latter. 

Asx/asf is Windows Media video/audio stream,AFAIK[*],and mms is "Unicast
stream that is accessed from a publishing point on a Windows Media server".
There is a program that can record these,but only http streaming flavor.[1]
Other than mplayer,VLC and xine can play/record mms streams,but it's maybe a bit overkill.
More info on Rick Moen's site[2].

 
[*]Description: MS ASF video
    File extension: asf,asx,wma,wax,wmv,wmx
    MIME Type: video/x-ms-asf   
[1]http://asfrecorder.chat.ru/(Windows GUI/Linux CLI)
[2]http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Apps/AV

> K.-H.

Pedja
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