Got a question, folks: I’m looking for a way to rip streaming content (audio and video) across a wide variety of formats. Anybody got any suggestions? (As usual, I’m spyware averse.)
Much obliged!
Author: Jimmy Akin
Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."
View all posts by Jimmy Akin
I use software called Net Transport. It has the ability to schedule downloads of streams, but a bug still needs to be fixed to stop the downloading according to the schedule. Another option is WMRecorder and RMRecorder. They capture Windows Meadia and Real Meadia, which are the two main sources of audio and video streams. A great website to look at for various software is http://emoney.al.ru/capture-streaming-video-and-audio/
I think Nero Ultra version 6 does what you need for that.
Streamripper for winamp.
It slices and dices streaming audio files that are playable in winamp. It is very small and very useful.
streamripper.sourceforge.net/
Quick Time streaming content does save to your hard drive, you just have to go and find it.
You might check out Audacity, available at http://audacity.sourceforge.net.
It allows the recording of streaming audio, and can export to WAV, AIFF, and AU. It can also export to MP3, if you get yourself a copy of lame_enc.dll (which was very easy to find).
It’s very simple to install and use–it only took me about twenty minutes to install the software and the dll I needed, find a stream to test, record it and export to MP3.
Linux. Join the open source world full time…switch to a linux desktop. You’ll be able to rip and decode any stream you want.
PS – My linux workstation can handle more audio and video formats than my lame windoze machine.
The Audacity suggestion above was just what the doctor ordered. I’m listened to NPR’s Friday Marketplace program on my iPod while doing dishes this evening. Excellent. Gracias.