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RA format. a Techincal doubt

Topic started by muthax (@ client209-42-213-73.intrex.net) on Mon Aug 3 13:22:19 EDT 1998.
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I am trying my bit of tfm on the web, by hosting some song sites. I have a problem in downloading the ra song file to play from my site.
for eg to download and listen to one of my favourite songs in tfm "Ilamai enum poongatru" takes me around 3 mins 15 seconds. Whereas in many other sites i have seen them taking hardly few seconds to load to my raplayer.

I have briefly listed what all i did

1. Recorded this song to my pc in 16bit/mono wav file format from my cassette recorder.

2. I converted it to an rm file thru ra encoder.

3. i ftp'ed it to my host at geocities.

4. thru the html link i tried to play the song in my pc .
..brrrr.. it took my around 3 mins to load the song to my raplayer.

why so? where did i go wrong?
can anyone enlighten me here or thru email to
muthax@hotmail.com

whats the difference between .rm and .ram files?

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Responses:

• From: Rajaraman (@ 192.122.135.224) on: Mon Aug 3 21:50:52 EDT 1998
  
  muthax,
  
  .ram stands for real audio meta file.
  
  If the URL to your .rm file is, say
  http://www.geocities.com/XYX/1234/song.rm
  
  Create a text file song.ram with this URL as it's content (one line). Then
  http://www.geocities.com/XYZ/1234/song.ram
  will play your song live.
  
  This method is called HTTP streaming. It has become very famous all over the web.
  
  
  
• From: Thenraja Kaliappan (@ msaunder.doas.state.ga.us) on: Tue Aug 4 11:52:25 EDT 1998
  
  Rajaraman,
  I think the contents of the ascii file 'song.ram' should be http://www.geocities.com/XYZ/1234/song.rm
  Correct me if I am wrong.
  
  
• From: muthax (@ client209-42-213-73.intrex.net) on: Tue Aug 4 12:37:53 EDT 1998
  
  Rajaram and Thenraja,
  
  thank you so much.
  it is really a improved version now.
  i will soon put some songs and inform u guys to access my jukebox
  yes, raja did mean that the ascii file shud contain the URL of the song(ie .rm file).
  
  thanx guys
  lets make merry with TFM.
  
  
• From: latha nagendran (@ ns.annauniv.edu) on: Wed Jun 30 06:44:15 EDT 1999
  
  hey Thenraja,
  this is Latha Nagendran from CEG.Please do contact me at lathanag@yahoo.com
  Till i hear from you
  Bye
  Latha
  
  
• From: Thenraja, K. (@ 167.193.64.72) on: Wed Jun 30 07:34:06 EDT 1999
  
  Latha,
  I have sent a email to you.
  Thenraja
  
  
• From: R.Balaji (@ 129.130.140.131) on: Wed Jun 30 14:20:59 EDT 1999
  
  Hi Muthax,
  I can help you if you need more help on those features.I have some mroe suggestions to add.
  If you need please do let me know.
  
  
• From: bb (@ inehou-pxy04.compaq.com) on: Wed Jun 30 14:24:53 EDT 1999
  
  RB, muthax asked in aug 98, hopefully he should have found out by now:)))))
  
  
• From: R.Balaji (@ 129.130.140.131) on: Wed Jun 30 20:47:17 EDT 1999
  
  Well bb,
  Ooooopss I didn't notice that.How come this thread got activated again?
  I see one of teh surfer trying to contact their friend.
  Ennamo pongapppa...ethil naan yemanthu vitten.
  Hereafter I have to check the dates also before posting.;-)
  
  
• From: Velaiyaththavan (@ 129.252.22.112) on: Thu Jul 1 00:21:06 EDT 1999
  
  ippollAm "muthax", ALaiyE pAkka mudiyaliyE :-(
  
  

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