The problem is solved....here is the information from the mplayer user list: It should work fine with -demuxer lavf (your issue is reproducible with samples/sp_sample1.rm), but the simpler variant is probably: ffmpeg -i The_Zero_Hour_08_14_44.rm outfile.mp3 Mark On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > > > On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Jason Holtzapple wrote: > >> On 02/27/2011 05:30 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: >> > I am trying to convert a real player audio file to mp3 for my daughter's >> > school project. From what I have read, I need to use mplayer to convert >> > to .wav and then lame to convert to mp3. I tried the following: >> > >> > mplayer -vo null -vc null -ao pcm:waveheader The_Zero_Hour_08_14_44.rm >> > >> > on a 3.4 MB input file and all I get out is a 44 B .wav file. >> >> Is mplayer able to play the realaudio file through your speakers with just >> $ mplayer The_Zero_Hour_08_14_44.rm >> > > I thought it was, but not anymore...I installed the w64codecs for debian, > and still no sound. > >> >> If so, I'm not sure what's wrong as your command line looks ok. If not, >> you might be missing the realaudio codecs. On ubuntu, you can install >> w32codecs (32bit) or w64codecs (64bit) for realaudio support from the >> medibuntu repositories. I'm not sure about other distros. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >