On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:30:23 -0500 fred smith <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> took out a #2 pencil and scribbled: > OK, I downloaded a batch of ".rm" audio files from the net. I can > play them with mplayer or realplayer, but how can I convert them > to something else, e.g. mp3, etc.? So far haven't unearthed any > tools that can both read them and write out in another format. > > Thanks! Hello! A little googling should get you where you need to be. You can try the following links as well. http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/gaming-games-multimedia-entertainment/85596-how-convert-rm-mp3.html (mind the line wrapping) http://linuxappfinder.com/package/pacpl (perl audio converter) I've not used this before. mencoder is a good tool for this I believe. HTH -- ethericalzen at gmail.com Life is a prison, death is a release