I use sound taxi to do what you are describing without having to create a cd first. Sound taxi will let you convert protected files to mp3.
****************************** Work is for people who don't know how to fish robert Doc Wright http://www.wrightplaceinc.net msn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Click to call me http://me.vonage.com/robwright ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Matzura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pc-audio" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 7:19 AM Subject: WPM to MP3 without the burn >I just bought an audiobook in Windows Protected Media format which I > intend to convert to MP3 so I can put it on a portable player that > does not handle WMA protected media. The thing I usually do when I > have Windows Protected Media files is to turn each file into a .WAV > file by burning it to a CD, then ripping it to the desired MP3. The > problem I have with this, of course, is that I have to waste as many > CD's as there are files in the set for the book! OK, I could probably > get away with not doing this by using rewritable discs, but at this > time I have none of those, and many hundred non-rewritables. But even > though I have more non-rewritables than I'll need, I want to be green > about it and not have to throw away four perfectly good discs just > because I don't need them any more. Is there a way to convert > directly from protected WMA to either WAV or MP3 without actually > having to physically create the intermediate CD? > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.4/1395 - Release Date: 4/24/2008 > 7:24 AM > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
