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    Downloading streaming WMA

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by lonelyphoenix7, Apr 19, 2008.

  1. lonelyphoenix7

    lonelyphoenix7 Notebook Consultant

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    On campus, we have access to the Naxos classical music library, which has a lot of music for us music majors to study and analyze. If you use a Mac, you can download the streams as QuickTime movies to save to your computer. The plug-in they use has a button on the end that allows you to do that. However, when you stream on a PC, it uses the WMP interface and there's no option to save. Is there any program / alternative plug-in I can use on a PC that will allow me to play / save WMA files other than the Firefox WMP plugin? Thank you.
     
    lonelyphoenix7, Apr 19, 2008
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  2. Jamaicanyouth

    Jamaicanyouth Notebook Evangelist

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    Get Quicktime for Windows and install it with mp3 browser support.
     
    Jamaicanyouth, Apr 19, 2008
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    Bart Simpson Notebook Consultant

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    Quicktime is a bloated piece of crap the last time I used it. Worse than Adobe Acrobat. I would look for something else if you don't have a fast system.

    If you download Quicktime, make sure to disable the autoupdate and prevent it from auto-starting on boot. The thing is a hog.
     
    Bart Simpson, Apr 19, 2008
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    Or use Quicktime Lite like I do.
     
    Jamaicanyouth, Apr 19, 2008
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    olyteddy Notebook Deity

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    If they are audio only streams, try TotalRecorder. It has an accelerated mode that can copy a stream nearly as quick as it can be served.
     
    olyteddy, Apr 20, 2008
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