[MPlayer-users] problem playing ra file or converting to wav file

[Mitchell Laks]

Dear Mplayer gurus,

I am trying to play a ra file using mplayer. 

I use debian sid. I tried the marillat mplayer version, as well as
compiling directly from source using either the essentials codec collection or 
else the all codec collection.

I can play the file using the realplayer from real.

Instead of hearing the lecture i get "sound of water rushing".

Here is output.

I compiled using make and not make install so i run from directory in which i 
compiled.

  
mlaks at RAMBAM:~/mplayer_download/MPlayer-1.0pre7$ /home/mlaks/mplayer_download/MPlayer-1.0pre7/mplayer /home/mlaks/schechter/gittin_13.ra
MPlayer 1.0pre7-3.3.5 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel Pentium 4/Xeon/Celeron Foster (Family: 8, Stepping: 7)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2


Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Permission denied
Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your system 
startup scripts.
Playing /home/mlaks/schechter/gittin_13.ra.
REALAUDIO file format detected.
======= WAVE Format =======
Format Tag: 26995 (0x6973)
Channels: 1
Samplerate: 8000
avg byte/sec: 16000
Block align: 304
bits/sample: 16
cbSize: 0
===========================
Clip info:
 Title: Maseches Gittin - Shiur # 13
 Author: Rav Herschel Schachter
 Copyright: 10/13/99
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [realaud] RealAudio decoder
opening shared obj '/usr/local/lib/codecs/sipr.so.6.0'
Audio codec: [0] 6.5 Kbps Voice
Audio bitrate: 6.500 kbit/s (813 bps)
AUDIO: 8000 Hz, 1 ch, s16le, 6.5 kbit/5.08% (ratio: 813->16000)
Selected audio codec: [rasipr] afm:realaud (RealAudio Sipro)
==========================================================================
Checking audio filter chain for 8000Hz/1ch/s16le -> 8000Hz/2ch/s16le...
AF_pre: 8000Hz/1ch/s16le
AO: [oss] 8000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bps)
Building audio filter chain for 8000Hz/1ch/s16le -> 8000Hz/2ch/s16le...
Video: no video
Starting playback...
A:   7.4 (07.4)  1.6%

MPlayer interrupted by signal 2 in module: play_audio


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I see that I had an error from /proc directory so i echo'd into /proc the 1024

and run again.





mlaks at RAMBAM:~/mplayer_download/MPlayer-1.0pre7$ /home/mlaks/mplayer_download/MPlayer-1.0pre7/mplayer /home/mlaks/schechter/gittin_13.ra
MPlayer 1.0pre7-3.3.5 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel Pentium 4/Xeon/Celeron Foster (Family: 8, Stepping: 7)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2


Playing /home/mlaks/schechter/gittin_13.ra.
REALAUDIO file format detected.
======= WAVE Format =======
Format Tag: 26995 (0x6973)
Channels: 1
Samplerate: 8000
avg byte/sec: 16000
Block align: 304
bits/sample: 16
cbSize: 0
===========================
Clip info:
 Title: Maseches Gittin - Shiur # 13
 Author: Rav Herschel Schachter
 Copyright: 10/13/99
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [realaud] RealAudio decoder
opening shared obj '/usr/local/lib/codecs/sipr.so.6.0'
Audio codec: [0] 6.5 Kbps Voice
Audio bitrate: 6.500 kbit/s (813 bps)
AUDIO: 8000 Hz, 1 ch, s16le, 6.5 kbit/5.08% (ratio: 813->16000)
Selected audio codec: [rasipr] afm:realaud (RealAudio Sipro)
==========================================================================
Checking audio filter chain for 8000Hz/1ch/s16le -> 8000Hz/2ch/s16le...
AF_pre: 8000Hz/1ch/s16le
AO: [oss] 8000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bps)
Building audio filter chain for 8000Hz/1ch/s16le -> 8000Hz/2ch/s16le...
Video: no video
Starting playback...
A:  16.9 (16.9)  1.3%

MPlayer interrupted by signal 2 in module: play_audio

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still "sound of water running".

I also tried to do 

1) mplayer infile.wma/ra -ao pcm -aofile outfile.wav
2) lame -f outfile.wav mp3outfile.mp3

and get same sound from outfile.wav and  mp3outfile.mp3.

i also tried the switch -vo null and -vc dummy and no help.

Any Ideas on what I can do?

thanks

mitchell laks