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`Translating' real audio URLs for Winamp

Posted by Brian on August 26, 2006, 8:55 am

I find that these days I have to `translate' URLs to make real audio streams playable in Winamp. For example, I `translate':
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/wservice/live.shtml
which won't play in Winamp, into this:
rtsp://rmlivev8.bbc.net.uk/farm/*/ev7/live24/worldservice/liveinfent.ra
which will play in Winamp.
The most accurate (but cumbersome) way of identifying a Winamp-friendly URL I've found so far is by using Media Player Classic. Thus I open the `unfriendly' one in MPC, go to the file properties, where the friendly one is shown; then copy it to the clipboard and open it in Winamp. Has anyone worked out a quicker way of doing this, please? I'm using Winamp Lite 5.24 with Tara, and RP8 codecs. Many thanks.

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`Translating' real audio URLs for Winamp - Brian August 26, 2006, 8:55 am
- Re: `Translating' real audio URLs for Winamp - Drahken August 28, 2006, 5:13 am
  - Re: `Translating' real audio URLs for Winamp - Brian August 28, 2006, 2:17 pm
    - Re: `Translating' real audio URLs for Winamp - Drahken August 29, 2006, 4:56 am
      - Re: `Translating' real audio URLs for Winamp - Brian August 29, 2006, 6:04 am
        
        Re: `Translating' real audio URLs for Winamp - Drahken August 31, 2006, 5:03 am
        
        Re: `Translating' real audio URLs for Winamp - Brian August 31, 2006, 11:18 am
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--Previous Message-- : I find that these days I have to `translate' URLs to make : real audio streams playable in Winamp. For example, I : `translate': : : http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/wservice/live.shtml : : which won't play in Winamp, into this: : : rtsp://rmlivev8.bbc.net.uk/farm/*/ev7/live24/worldservice/liveinfent.ra : : which will play in Winamp. : : The most accurate (but cumbersome) way of identifying a : Winamp-friendly URL I've found so far is by using Media : Player Classic. Thus I open the `unfriendly' one in MPC, go : to the file properties, where the friendly one is shown; : then copy it to the clipboard and open it in Winamp. Has : anyone worked out a quicker way of doing this, please? I'm : using Winamp Lite 5.24 with Tara, and RP8 codecs. Many : thanks. : : : : : :

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