On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 16:47, gav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 04:14:37PM +0000, Farran wrote: >> On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 12:19 +0000, Javad Ayaz wrote: >> > Does anyone know if any of the open source programs like winff can >> > decode from Sony's .oma format. >> > >> > To those who dont know Sony's sonicstage wraps mp3 files in .oma and >> > then puts it on the player. >> > >> > I dont have access to a windows pc anymore so i would ideally like to >> > carry on using something opensource but not lose all my music as well. > > >> er sorry can't help but I'll back up the request :P I've looked around a >> bit but can't find anything. Unless soundconverter works? unlikely... >> I have a friend who's just moved completely to linux and he's lost his >> whole collection too cos it's in .oma. > > > This is always a danger when storing your data in closed/DRM'ed formats. > > I don't know about the specifics of the .oma format but could you not burn > the tracks to a CD using the Sony .oma playing software then rip them back in > ogg/vorbis under Ubuntu? > > Similar to dealing with DRM'ed tracks from the iTunes music store? > > -- > Gav Ford > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://revford.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk > I think we need to: Realign the radar processor > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAkkVwroACgkQXb7GbL/bCboZaACfajRvt9diYKlYWyWhGAQtX2od > q1cAni4sgeGzaIro7TXu5uIXSZC4nScB > =lay6 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > >
I'm not certain of this, is it possible to use VLC to play them back, and then use the save stream function to save them as your desired format? I have no ways to test this, but after a small amount of googles, I saw a hint to the possibility of being able to play them back in VLC. -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Company No. 6135915 Registered in England and Wales -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/