Tuesday, December 23, 2008

converting videos to DVD blank disc

A post to another mailing list I posted to help another user and I am posting here for others to learn it is possible to do it.

I use Replay Converter 3.20 when buying Replay AV 8.52. To learn more go to:
http://www.applian.com

They usually put a special for Replay AV near Christmas time and if they do I will post it here.

I know Replay Converter is accessible as I tested it for accessibility with JAWS. Just remember these tips:

Use spacebar only when on main interface of Replay Converter to activate a button.

Use tab key to advance to a button on main interface.

To burn the wmv file to a DVD blank disc do:

Purchase Replay AV 8.52 which includes Replay Converter 3.20 application. You will need to copy and paste the product key. Be patient during the install process. Install all parts which are Replay AV 8.52, Codecs, Replay Converter, WinPCat and YouSendIt Express.

After installation reboot your computer.

1. Run Replay Converter program from the desktop icon.
2. You will get 5-6 hints/tips on how to use the application so read these.
3. Use your tab key until you hear 'add files'
4. Press your spacebar keyboard key and never use the enter key.
5. Locate and add your .wmv file or files and choose open.
6. You added your .wmv files and are back on Replay Converter's main program's interface.
7. If you keep tabbing you will hear a listview box and you can down arrow in this list to hear what files you have added.
8. In the listview you will hear the status for each file as 'pending'.
9. Now keep tabbing until you locate 'convert audio' button - then press your down arrow key until you hear 'burn'. Press spacebar on the burn button.
10. Press your tab key one time now.
11. Down arrow to "DVD NTSC' if this is for USA playback. If its for most other places to watch it then choose DVD PAL. So arrow to the choice and then press your tab key one time.
11. Press spacebar on 'Start conversion job' button
12. The CD/DVD Burn Wizard appears now.
13. Insert your Blank DVD disc into the drive bay.
14. follow the on screen dialog boxes.
15. You will see 7 different dialog box xcreens and most of these you will not need to change any settings except for screens looking for:
You must select a burning speed like 2.4x or 4x. Basically you tab to it and arrow down to select the burn speed.
16. It takes quite a bit of time to convert videos. It all depends how long that .wmv file is so walk away from your computer.
17. You will know the burn is over when you come back as there will be a message box on your screen saying burn was successful with an OK button. Press spacebar on this OK button. The burned DVD will also pop out.

If your .wmv file did not convert then you will have to use Replay Converter's 'troubleshoot' feature.

To do the troubleshoot you locate the listview box on main interface of Replay Converter. Arrow to the file in the list. Use applications keyboard key. The context menu pops up and choose troubleshoot with your enter key.

If you examine the list now on the file you choose troubleshoot you will see its status as 'troubleshoot' instead of 'pending'. Now tab to 'convert audio' button and arrow down until you hear 'burn' and press spacebar and then tab one time and choose DVD NTSC and then tab to 'start conversion job' button and press spacebar. You will get the CD/DVD Burn Wizard.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Replay AV 8.52 Download site & upgrading

http://www.applian.com/replay-av/demo.php

Replay AV 8.52 released

http://www.applian.com

- fixed display of multiple "File conversion job will start as a background process" messages when converting multiple files.
- Improved registration process for upgrades.

I've tested Replay AV 8.52 and it works very well with JAWS 10. This release costs $9.95 because you get the vastly improved and powerful Replay Converter 3.20 included. If you have questions on how to use Replay Converter please ask the questions on the BlindReplay mailing list or PC-Audio list. I am here to help.

My experience and comments here only.
Backup the schedule8.dat file to another location on your hard drive. This file contains all your stations/shows/podcasts recording schedules.

I uninstalled via Control Panel's add or remove the following:
Replay AV 8, Replay Converter, YouSendIt Express, WinPCap.

Reboot your computer. Shut down your computer for 2 minutes.

Download Replay AV 8.52 at

http://www.applian.com

Best to buy the upgrade via the website method. $9.95. This way you will have the product key and copied with ctrl+c so you can paste it in with ctrl+v.

When you have completely installed Replay AV 8.52 and run the program it will tell you it is a demo version.

You will get a dialog box and here you will have the opportunity to enter the product key that you purchased and copied with ctrl+c to paste it in and choose the submit button.

I have not seen any errors or bugs but there is no way one person can test every file but the product does work very well.

Enjoy!

Friday, November 14, 2008

Replay Music 3.50 released

I have not tested this version here but should be very useable as is Replay Music 3 with JAWS 9.

http://www.applian.com

Release notes
- Improved CD burning.
- The volume unit meter has been changed to better show the intensity of an audio signal.
- Added a open log file folder button to the settings.
- Added ability edit the album year tag.
- Added a button to the "Start Recording Session" dialog box that opens up a user's browser. When recording from a website a user should always use this button.
- Replay Music now always asks to run in admin mode when a user has the UAC on. This allows for successful recordings when the UAC is on.
- Added the MusicIP reference link to the "About" box.
- Various bug fixes for stability

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Replay Converter 3.20 released

- Added a new target format to convert files to iPhone ringtones.
- Can now transfer files to iTunes automatically using a setting in Replay Converter's options.
- Can now convert High Definition videos captured using Replay Media Catcher from Hulu that were captured by Media Catcher.
- Can now extract sections of audio or video that by right clicking on the source file and selecting the "Extract" option.
- Fixed a conversion problem with RM audio only files.

Replay AV 8.51 released

Replay AV 8.51 has been released.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Replay AV 8.50 released!

- integrated with Replay Converter 3
- eliminates Replay Converter pop-up windows during conversions

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Replay Media Catcher 3.01

If you are using Replay Media Catcher please uninstall it via control panel's add/remove, reboot your PC and then download Replay Media Catcher 3.01 which is the new version now. I use JAWS 9.

You can capture alot of videos with this application.

Replay Converter 3.12 released

- Removed mpegsplitter codec that was causing problems for some users.
- Fixed a bug in DVD burning where some files were not being authored properly.
- Fixed a bug that caused some WMV files to contain audio interference when converted using the "troubleshoot" feature.
- Fixed a bug involving troubleshoot conversions to iPod video. Now when converting ASF files using troubleshoot, the video frames will be smooth.

Replay Converter 3.12 released

- Removed mpegsplitter codec that was causing problems for some users.
- Fixed a bug in DVD burning where some files were not being authored properly.
- Fixed a bug that caused some WMV files to contain audio interference when converted using the "troubleshoot" feature.
- Fixed a bug involving troubleshoot conversions to iPod video. Now when converting ASF files using troubleshoot, the video frames will be smooth.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Replay Converter 3.11 released Sept. 22

- Fixed a frame rate bug. This will allow more successful Real file conversions.
- Added an Open log file folder button which allows users to find their log file more easily.
- Improved support for offline use of Replay Converter.
- Added tick marks to the volume control.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Replay Media Catcher 3.01 released

Replay Media Catcher 3.01
Today, September 15, 2008, 2 hours ago
- Now works with Windows Vista without having to shut off UAC (User Access Control)
Replay Converter 3.1
Today, September 15, 2008, 2 hours ago
- A new Audio Volume control is now in the target format profile settings. This allows customers to increase or decrease or use the default (normal volume). This is ideal for people who may want to increase the volume of some of their MP3 recordings.

- More log entries for better diagnostics.

- Minor bug fixes.

- Added Application key control for the source file list box right click menu. This especially benefits blind people using screen readers like JAWS.

http://www.applian.com

Friday, September 12, 2008

Replay Music 3.45 instalation info

My experience only. I would uninstall first the older Replay Music 3 first then reboot my computer. Then install the new Replay Music 3.45.

Replay Music 3.45 released

- No longer shows an occasional erroneous message that an update is ready to download.
- Fixed WAV time of recording bug. When recording to WAV files, now the proper time length is reported
- Fixed stop recording after X minutes bug. Replay Music will now properly stop after recording an amount of minutes as listed in that Replay Music setting.
- Added a recording volume control in the "Output" tab in Replay Music's settings. This helps customers lower or raise the volume in their recordings.
- Faster conversions after making a recording.
- Smoother transition when Replay Music identifies and converts files so there shouldn't be anymore skips in recordings.
- There will be no more excess silence at the beginning of recordings.
- Improved the song recognition success rate.
- No longer shows an occasional erroneous message that an update is ready to download.
- Fixed WAV time of recording bug. When recording to WAV files, now the proper time length is reported
- Fixed stop recording after X minutes bug. Replay Music will now properly stop after recording an amount of minutes as listed in that Replay Music setting.
- Added a recording volume control in the "Output" tab in Replay Music's settings. This helps customers lower or raise the volume in their recordings.
- Faster conversions after making a recording.
- Smoother transition when Replay Music identifies and converts files so there shouldn't be anymore skips in recordings.
- There will be no more excess silence at the beginning of recordings.
- Improved the song recognition success rate.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Replay AV 8.44 released

Replay AV 8.44 release notes
- now accepts a single registration code from Replay Capture Suite purchases

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Applian Forums

Applian Forums
http://www.applian.com/aac/forum/index.php

It appears to me that anyone can join the forums by registering. Before you had to own the suite. If this is incorrect sorry.

Replay AV 8.43 released

September 03, 2008
8.43
- fixed a bug where Sirius/XM password entry was truncated at 11 characters
- added affiliate build system
- updated for change in Sirius Stream Capture recording

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Replay Converter 3.05 notes

This is the stand alone version of Replay Converter 3.05. Working with the developer to fix a minor issue involving the right click to work when selecting the added file in the listbox view. Work around is to use your route jaws to PC cursor then do a right mouse click on the file to bring up the popup context menu list. Then back to PC cursor mode. Then back to route jaws to PC cursor to find the troubleshoot option in the context menu and then left mouse click on troubleshoot. Back to PC cursor mode. The status for the file will now read as "TShoot" instead of pending. In very rare instances do you have to do this for your files as most will convert automatically for you. It's the best converter in my book.

I burned a .asf file to DVD NTSC blank disc successfully. Got someone to check the DVD's audio/video to see if it was in sync and was told it was.

Replay Converter 3.05 released

Replay Converter 3.05 has been released.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Replay Converter 3 Official Release

Replay Converter 3.0
Yesterday, August 18, 2008, 1:32:36 PM
This update to Replay Converter has been a major rewrite of our core conversion technologies.

- Conversions are now faster.
- Added the capability to burn DVD's, audio CD's and data CD's.
- Can now convert DVD's to other file formats.
- Removed optional user DirectShow settings. Replay Converter now will convert files automatically using the best method.
- Added a progress bar while files are being converted.
- Can convert to more file formats: MOV, FLV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and FLAC.
- Improved audio and video sync with converted files.
- Improved success rate of converted files.
- Fixed "Minimized" button bug while converting files.
- No time limit in demo mode video conversions. Adds a watermark to the videos instead.
- New right-click option opens the folder where converted files reside.
- Added a "Convert with Replay Converter" right-click option to Windows File Explorer.

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Software Updates

Today, August 09, 2008, 3 hours ago

Replay Music 3.4
Today, August 09, 2008, 3 hours ago
- Uses a new, improved song recognition engine.

Petro says: Uninstall older Replay Music, reboot your PC then install RM 3.40. Do not choose launch now button during install but the exit button. Reboot PC then run RM 3.40.

Replay Media Catcher 3.0 Release
Today, August 09, 2008, 3 hours ago
- Minor bug fixes relating to start-up issues.

Software Updates

Today, August 09, 2008, 3 hours ago

Replay Music 3.4
Today, August 09, 2008, 3 hours ago
- Uses a new, improved song recognition engine.

Petro says: Uninstall older Replay Music, reboot your PC then install RM 3.40. Do not choose launch now button during install but the exit button. Reboot PC then run RM 3.40.

Replay Media Catcher 3.0 Release
Today, August 09, 2008, 3 hours ago
- Minor bug fixes relating to start-up issues.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Replay Media Catcher 3.0 Beta 2 Plugins updater

Replay Media Catcher 3.0 beta 2 now has a plugins updater screen. You will get a dialog box with a standard list box containing the plugins. Just tab over to the start button (alt + s) and spacebar on it.Screen will go blank. Do a alt + tab to find the successful update dialog box. This will have an ok button. Choose ok to close this update success message screen.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Replay Media Catcher 3.0 beta 2 rel. 8-5-08

Replay Media Catcher
August 05, 2008
3.0 Beta 2
- Fixed occasional crashes on start-up for some Vista users
- Automatically updates the plug-ins which are geared to downloading specific media types.

Replay Converter 3.0 Beta 7-28-2008 User Guide

http://www.applian.com/replay-converter/support/user_guide3

Replay Converter 3 User Guide  

Click here for printable version of this User Guide

Overview
Converting Video Files
Converting Audio Files
Adding More Audio or Video Output Formats
Editing Conversion Parameters
Making DVD's
Making CD's
Ripping DVD's
Program Options
Hints and Tricks
Keyboard Shortcuts

Overview

Replay Converter 3 is the easiest way to convert video and audio files from one format to another, rip DVD's, or make CD's and DVD's from video and audio
files on your PC. You simply pick the files to convert, choose an output target format, and click GO to start the process. Everything happens automatically.

Here's how the main screen of Replay Converter appears:

Replay Converter can convert the following video formats:

table with 3 columns and 13 rows
Format 

Convert From 

Convert To  

DVD (NTSC and PAL)     

Windows Media Video (WMV)    

Real Video (RM)     

AVI    

MPEG 4     

Quick Time (MOV)      

Flash Video (FLV)     

Flash (SWF)     

iPod/iPhone and Play Station Portable MPEG 4 formats     

MPEG-1    

MPEG-2    

3GP (for Mobile Phones)    
table end

For audio, the following formats are supported:

table with 3 columns and 10 rows
Format 

Convert From 

Convert To  

CD     

MP3    

WAV    

AAC (M4A)    

iPod/iPhone Audiobook (M4B/AAC)    

OGG    

Windows Media Audio (WMA)    

FLAC    

Real Audio (RA)    
table end

 
Replay Converter 3 can also make data CD's.  

Converting Video Files

Converting video files is easy - here's how to do it:

list of 5 items
1. Open Replay Converter, and click Add Files. A file picker appears:


2. Locate the video file to convert, and click Open. The file you picked appears in the list of files to convert:

3. Repeat if you want to convert more files.
4. Next, we'll need to pick an output format. Click Convert to Video File , then pick from one of the supplied Target Formats:


Hint: Choose Add More Video Formats to see more conversion options.

5. Once you have all your files chosen and the target format selected, click Go. The file conversions begin.
list end

 
Converting Audio Files

Converting audio files is just like converting video files - here's how to do it:

list of 5 items
1. Open Replay Converter, and click Add Files. A file picker appears:


2. Locate the audio file to convert, and click Open. The file you picked appears in the list of files to convert:

3. Repeat if you want to convert more files.
4. Next, we'll need to pick an output format. Click Convert to Audio File , then pick from one of the supplied Target Formats:


5. Once you have all your files chosen and the target format selected, click Go. The file conversions begin.
list end

 
Adding More Audio or Video Output Formats

Replay Converter comes pre-configured with the most popular format options readily available. However, it's easy to add more to the drop-down list of options.
Here's how to add more video options:

list of 4 items
1. Select Convert to Video File.
2. Under Choose a Target Format, select Add more Video Formats. The Add Video Formats dialog appears:

3. Select an additional format to appear in your list of options and click Add. Repeat for additional formats.
4. Click Close when finished.
list end

 
The same process works for adding additional Audio formats as well. Just start by selecting Convert to Audio File and continue with step 2 above.
To delete a target format from the default list:

list of 2 items
1. Right-click the format.
2. Choose Delete Target Format from the pop-up menu.
list end

 
Note that you can restore deleted formats to the drop-down list using the Add Output Format process
above.  

Editing Conversion Parameters

You can customize the parameters used in any predefined video or audio conversion. Here's how:

list of 3 items
1. From the main screen, click Convert to Video File or Convert to Audio File.
2. Right-click a conversion, and choose Edit Target Format Properties from the pop-up menu . The Edit Target Properties dialog appears:

3. Change any of the parameters and click OK.
list end

 
Making DVD's

Replay Converter 3.0 now has the ability to burn DVD discs from a wide variety video files. Here's how to do it:

list of 12 items
1. Open Replay Converter, and click Add Files. A file picker appears:


2. Highlight the video files to burn to DVD, and click Open. The file you picked appears in the list of files to convert:

3. Repeat the above step if you want to burn more files from other folders.
4. You can reorder the files by dragging them up or down in the list.
5. Select Burn to CD/DVD:

6. At Choose a Target Format, select one of the Burn to DVD options.
7. Click Go. The files are first converted to MPEG-2 format, which is required for making DVD's.
8. Once the Conversion process ends, then the Burn process begins. First of all, select the SPTI default and click Next:

9. Select a DVD drive from the list and click Next.

10. Continue to use the defaults in the next 3 screens and click Next each time.

11. After the last step, the Burn process starts:

12. Click Finish when the burn process completes.

Making CD's
Replay Converter 3.0 can make CDs from MP3 and WAV files. Here's how to do it:

list of 11 items nesting level 1
1. Open Replay Converter, and click Add Files. A file picker appears:


2. Highlight the audio files for your CD (in the order they are to appear on the CD), and click Open. The files you picked appear in the list of files to
convert:

3. Repeat the above step if you want to add more files from other folders to your CD.
4. Choose Burn to CD/DVD, then select Burn to Audio CD from the Choose a Target Format area.

5. Click Go.
6. Before a CD is burned, the audio files need to be converted into a suitable format for burning.
7. Once the Conversion process ends, then the Burn process begins. First of all, select the SPTI default and click Next:

8. Select a CD drive from the list and click Next.

9. Continue to use the defaults in the next 3 screens and click Next each time.

10. After the last step, the Burn process starts:

11. Click Finish when the burn process completes.

list end nesting level 1
list end

 
Ripping DVD's

Replay Converter can create playable video files from DVD's. For example, you could take a video from a DVD and watch it on your iPod or iPhone. (See the
legal note below.)

Here's how to rip files from a DVD:

list of 5 items
1. Open Replay Converter, and click Add DVD. The Pick DVD Folder dialog appears:

2. Pick the drive and subfolder where the DVD files are located. Often you will see a folder labeled VIDEO_TS in the DVD drive. Click OK once the proper
folder is selected.
3. The "VOB" files on the DVD appear in Replay Converter like this:

4. Click Convert to Video File, and pick an output option next to Choose a Target Format.
5. Click the GO button to start ripping the DVD.
list end

 
IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTE: Many commercial DVD's are copy protected. However, if the laws in your country allow this, you can use a utility like
DVD43
to read those files. Any files created from copyrighted DVD's are to be used for your own personal use, in compliance with the copyright laws of your country. 

Program Options

Click Options. The options dialog appears:

options 

Open Target File Folder: Opens the current target folder in Windows Explorer.

Display Hints: Replay Converter can display helpful hints when the program starts. If you've selected to turn these hints off, you can see them again here.

Display Log: Opens your recording log for troubleshooting purposes.

Computer Resource Usage During Conversion: Select normal for faster conversions or low for better computer responsiveness while converting.

Hints and Tricks

As you've seen, Replay Converter is pretty straightforward to use. Here's a few hints and tricks that will save you time and effort.

Picking Files

Instead of using the Add Files button, you can also drag and drop files into Replay Converter from Windows File Explorer.

Reordering Files

You can change the order of files in the list in two ways:

list of 2 items
• Select a file and press Shift + Up or Shift + Down.
• Drag a file using the mouse to a new position.
list end

 
Converting Video files to Audio

You can make MP3 or any other audio format from video files - this is great if you want to listen to a TV show on your iPod, for example. The conversion
process is the same as converting audio files. Just add your video file(s) to the list and make sure to select the correct Audio Target Formats

Removing Files from the conversion list

Use the Remove button to remove the selected file from the conversions list, or click Clear List to remove all files.

Picking a folder for converted files

Replay Converter will place a converted file in the same folder as the original, or place it in a new folder. Use the Write file to Same Folder or Write
File to New Folder options.

Keyboard Shortcuts

The following shortcuts can be used in Replay Converter:

ALT + M = Minimize.
ALT + E = Exit.
ALT + T = About.
ALT + B = Target file browse.
ALT + D = Add file.
ALT + R = Remove file.
ALT + L = Clear file list.
ALT + S = Write to same folder.
ALT + N = Write to new folder.
ALT + A = Convert to Audio.
ALT + V = Convert to Video.
ALT + C = Start Conversion job.
ALT + O = Options.
ALT + H = Help.
ALT + X = Do not convert audio in video.
ALT + Y = Select Burn to CD/DVD check box.
ALT + P = Select Add DVD option.
Shift + Up Arrow = Move selected file up the list.
Shift + Down Arrow = Move selected file down the list.
 

Monday, August 4, 2008

Replay Converter 3.0 Beta 2 Download URL

The download URL for Replay Converter 3.0 Beta 2 is at
http://applian.com/replay-converter/demo.php

Replay Converter 3.0 Beta 2 Download URL

The download URL for Replay Converter 3.0 Beta 2 is at
http://applian.com/replay-converter/demo.php

Replay Converter 3.0 Beta 2 Download URL

The download URL for Replay Converter 3.0 Beta 2 is at
http://applian.com/replay-converter/demo.php

Installing the new Replay Converter 3 beta 7-28-2008

This is beta software. Not the final version.
 
Please read these notes at least 3 times.
 
Make sure no Applian products are running. Check taskbar and system trays.
 
Close all other applications. I left my antivirus program running here.
 
If you have Replay AV 8 software then you have Replay Converter 2.80. Comes with Replay AV 8. DO NOT UNINSTALL replay Converter 2.80. Leave it alone.
 
Download Replay Converter 3 beta to your hard drive.
 
Run the .exe file.
 
On the last setup screen choose EXIT button. Do not choose "Launch Now".
 
The installation is finished.
 
Please do not run Replay Converter.
 
You must reboot your computer now by going to start menu, turn off, restart button.
 
Your computer starts up. You are on the desktop.
 
Run the Replay Converter desktop icon.
 
You may get a message saying another version of Replay Converter was detected. Press enter key on ok.
 
Go back to desktop and run Replay Converter desktop icon again.
 
Replay Converter 3 beta is running now.
 
Improvements are:
faster conversions, progress bar percentages are heard like 2%, 4%, 8%, The main interface listbox now reads much better as you can hear file status like
pending and done.
 
Burning video files to a DVD blank dis is accessible. The developer and Applian Technologies have gone out of there way to make this possible for you and
me. I know because I see the improved results in accessibility.
 
I burned a video .asf file to DVD blank disc to the DVD NTSC format. You can burn to the PAL format (overseas format).
 
I converted .asf, .mp3 to other formats. No errors. Keep in mind its beta software.
 
You can use RC to burn to CDs but haven't tested this here. Did work for me when I beta tested the other RC 3 beta releases.
 
If you need assistance on using Replay Converter 3 beta post to this list. The developer has been working on this for almost a year if my memory is correct.
 
Replay Converter 3 beta is a stand alone program.
 
Replay AV 8 will continue to use your existing Replay Converter 2.++ version.
 
You cannot run both Replay Converter 2.++ and the new Replay Converter 3 beta software at the same time. Only 1 can be running.
 
In Control Panel you will see in your add or remove:
Replay Converter 2.80 folder
And
Replay Converter folder listed. The Replay Converter folder in add or remove is the Replay Converter 3 beta software.
 
 
To those who do not have Replay AV 7 or 8. That is you only have Replay Converter software on your computer.
 
You must uninstall Replay Converter first. Reboot your computer.
 
Install Replay Converter 3 beta. Last screen during setup choose Exit button. Do not choose Launch Now button.
 
Installation is finished.
 
Reboot your PC.
 
The Windows Desktop appears.
 
Run the Replay Converter desktop icon.

Hope this helps everyone. Show your support.

Reaching Applian Tech Support for Replay AV

http://applian.com/replay-av/support/index.php#contact

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Replay Media Catcher 3 beta Download URL

Released 7-30-08
http://www.applian.com/replay-media-catcher/demo.php

Installed and tested Replay Media Catcher 3.0 beta

For those who are using Replay Media Catcher version 2 and want to try out Replay Media Catcher 3 beta this is what to do. Only my experiences here.

Make sure RM Catcher is closed and no longer running.

Go control panel, add or remove, locate Replay Media Catcher in the list. Choose remove. Follow the on screen messages. You will be taken to a survey which is optional. Close the survey with alt + F4 when done. You are taken back to the uninstall process.

Uninstall it.

Examine your add or remove list and see if RM Catcher is gone.

Go to start, all programs, and make sure you do not see RM Catcher folder.

Go to "My Computer", C:\ hard drive, Programs folder and locate Replay Media Catcher folder/directory. Open it. It should be empty since you uninstalled it. No log files are there.

Highlight "Replay Media Catcher" directory in your:
C:\Program Files\

That is highlight Replay Media Catcher.

Press delete key to delete this directory called Replay Media Catcher.

Verify its gone.

Go to Recycle Bin and delete this folder.

This is important. you must restart your computer. Go to start, turn off, restart.

Your computer reboots for you.

Download and install RM Catcher 3 beta.
Release version date is: 7-30-08.

During the install you don't have to change any of the settings except when you hear the license agreement sccreen you will the I do not agree button. When you hear this button just up arrow one time and you will I agree button and then tab to the next button to continue the rest of the installation.

On the last screen during the setup choose EXIT button. Do not choose Launch Program now button.

Installation is finished.

Restart your computer.

Run RM Catcher now.

For me the product key was retained. When RM Catcher started up I heard full version.

The interface is the same. The tip of the day dialog box type messages have new tips so read them. Like it supports rtsp:, mms: streams and there's a new plugin called webstream dumper.

I have not tested to see if I can capture any streams here but all looks good to me. You can use it with your JAWS screen reader.

Petro

Saturday, August 2, 2008

New Replay Converter 3.0 beta

August 01, 2008
3.0 Beta
This update to Replay Converter has been a major rewrite of our core conversion technologies.

- Conversions are now faster.
- No time limit in demo mode video conversions. Adds a watermark to the videos instead.
- Removed optional user DirectShow settings. Replay Converter now will convert files automatically using the best method.
- Added a progress bar while files are being converted.
- Added the capability to burn DVD's, audio CD's and data CD's.
- Can now convert DVDs to other file formats.
- Can convert to more file formats: MOV, FLV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and FLAC.
- Improved audio and video sync with converted files.
- Improved success rate of converted files.
- Fixed "Minimized" button bug while converting files.

Friday, August 1, 2008

Applian Coupon Codes

August 1, 2008
RMCBB - $10 off Replay Media Catcher
RAVBB - $15 off Replay AV
RMBB - $15 off Replay Music
SUITEBB - $20 off the Replay Capture Suite

The coupons are good for 90 days. Just enter the coupon code into the "source code" field on the check-out page and the price of the purchase will be reduced by the same amount.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Replay Media Catcher 3.0 Beta

This is beta software. I have not tested this version here with JAWS 9. I do not know if its interface has changed nor if one has to uninstall the older version first and then to install this beta version.

Here is the info on Replay Media Catcher 3.0 beta

July 30, 2008
3.0 Beta
- Supports more Flash server sites and protocols.
- Huge Flash video files (i.e. movies) now download completely.
- Added RTSP/MMS protocol support added (Windows Media, Real Media and QuickTime streaming media)
- Added "Web Stream Dumper" plug-in for hard-to-capture sites like imeem.com, blastro.com, blackeyedpeas.com, etc. (plug-in is off by default)
- New Music lookup library... quicker resolving of many types of audio files (m4a, mp4, wma, mp3, ogg, aac, etc)
- Tag editor works with many new types of media files (listed above)
- Improved capture of live streams
- Many, many, many other smaller bugs have been squashed

Friday, May 30, 2008

Replay Media Catcher 2.30

May 29, 2008
Replay Media Catcher -2.30
- New MP3 conversion option in the HTTP plug-in
- Will now properly tag tracks from Pandora

Thursday, May 15, 2008

YouSendIt plugin mp3 tutorials

JAWS 9 & YouSendIt 1.5.1 Express plugin
On the fly recording with Replay A/V 8 and YSI plugin
http://www.applian.com/Podcasts/46-live-recording-ysi-plugin.mp3

Sending a file from hard drive with plugin

http://www.applian.com/Podcasts/47-new-ysi-plugin-sending-file.mp3

Sending file from hard drive with plugin correction
http://www.applian.com/Podcasts/48-new-ysi-plugin-sending-file-correction.mp3

Scheduled recording and plugin

http://www.applian.com/Podcasts/49-scheduled-recording-ysi-plugin.mp3

Send file within context menu
http://www.applian.com/Podcasts/51-send-file-alt-jaws.mp3

Window-Eyes 6.1 Signing in and sending a file from hard drive
http://www.applian.com/Podcasts/50-new-ysi-plugin-sign-in-send-file-window-eyes.mp3


Send file within context menu using Window-Eyes
http://www.applian.com/Podcasts/52-send-file-alt-we.mp3

New YouSendIt plugin (module in Replay AV 8.42

Window-Eyes 6.1 & YouSendIt Express plugin 1.5.1
My experience only.

Signing up within the plugin
New users who do not have a YouSendIt account should go to the YouSendIt site at:
http://www.yousendit.com

create an account.

Finding the YouSendIt plugin within Replay AV 8:

1. Start Replay AV
2. Go to the tools menu with alt -t
3. up arrow one time
4. You will be on open yousendit
5. press enter on this open yousendit

The YouSendIt screen appears now.
Press ctrl -shift -t for the title bar.
Press ctrl - home.
Press "c" to jump to "email address" edit box and press enter key.
Enter the email address you created at yousendit.com
Tab one time and enter your password.

Important: Immediately after you have entered your password in the password edit box press your enter keyboard key. This will sign you in.

Note: With Window-Eyes I had no clues that I was signed in. Send a test file with the YSI plugin. Or right click on a file on your hard drive and choose 'send by yousendit option. Send the file to yourself. Check to see if you got an email notification in your email program.

You are now signed in and the YSI plugin is ready to go and to work for you within Replay AV.

Sending a recording with the plugin.

1. Add your station or show to Replay AV 8.
2. The station or show will appear in your listbox view on main interface of Replay AV.
3. Go to the station or show in the listbox.
4. Press application key on selected station or show.
5. choose properties and enter on it.
6. Set your settings in basic, recording, schedule tabs.
7. Go to the 'output' tab
8. press tab key a few times until you hear checkbox that saids 'email recording to:'
9. press spacebar to place check marked in checkbox
10. Enter email addresses like you do when you send an e-mail message within your e-mail program. Separate with ;
11. choose ok to save settings.

When Replay AV has finished recording for you the station or show it will automatically send the file download instructions to your email recipieents via an email notification message.

Other tips:
When the YouSendIt plugin is uploading your file or recorded file press ctrl -shift - t to hear the percentage upload progress. When you no longer hear the percentage number announced then the upload has finished.

Sending a file that is located on your hard drive.
Listen to the mp3 tutorial if possible or follow these steps.

There are 3 ways to do this. Right click a file and choose send by YouSendIt option. Or run YouSendIt Desktop Application program but I am not sure if this will be included with Replay AV 8. Or go to Replay AV 8 tools menu and choose open YouSendIt option.

The YouSendIt screen appears for you.

1. press ctrl -home
2. Press "C" until you hear "email recipients" edit box.
3. Press enter key.
4. enter email address to whom you will be sending the file to.
5. press tab
6. enter subject line text
7. Press tab
8. Optional text message.
9. Press tab key
10. ctrl -shift -A to get back to browse "on".
11. Choose the "add files" link
12. the open dialog box appears
13. add your file
14. spacebar on open to add file
15. Locate name and size headers
16. Below these headers you will see the file name and size for the file.
17. Send the file. Read below on how to do this.

Window-Eyes doesn't see the "Send by YouSendIt" link very well like JAWS. It displays this "Send by YouSendIt" link with a long html code instead.
Locating the "Send by YouSendIt" link.
Window-Eyes sees the "send by you sendit" link as:

:/Program%20Files/YouSendIt/Express/version2/app_b2_s1/html/main.html#

Window-Eyes users can press insert -e on the above "html" long code and get a popup window telling them the below info:

Description: link
Font: arial
Size: 12px
Style: underline
Foreground: blue r0 g0 b255
Background: image

Alt: Send by YouSendIt

The last line tells you "Send by YouSendIt. You have found the right link and it is the one you need to press your enter key on to send off your file.

Or you can do:

1. ctrl - home
2. insert -tab
3. Press C until you hear "cancel"
4. up arrow one time.
5. you will hear ":Program" long URL code.
6. Press your enter key
7. You have activated the "Send by YouSendIt" link and your file is being uploaded to the yousendit server.
8. Press ctrl -shift -t to hear progress upload percentages.
9. When you no longer percentage number in the title bar the file has been uploaded.
10. alt -f4 to close YouSendIt screen.

You may want to try ":" when you do the insert -tab links list. This may eliminate having to locate the first "cancel" type link in the insert -tab list. Doing this ":" may find the "send by YouSendIt" send link much quicker for you.

Other information

Window-Eyes 6.1 reads the YouSendIt screen properties all on one page. The links for inbox, settings, about are not clickable here but there properties/contents appear on the same page on the YouSendIt plugin screen. With JAWS this does not happen. With JAWS I can click inbox link and I am taken to the inbox page contents. Cleaner interface.

You can go to YouSendIt website at:
http://www.yousendit.com

Sign in and adjust your inbox, sent items, and more via the web interface.

New YouSendIt plugin (module) in Replay AV 8.42

YouSendIt Express 1.5.1
April 23, 2008
Using JAWS 9

Starting the YouSendIt plugin within Replay AV 8

1. Run Replay A/V
2. alt -t for tools menu
3. up arrow one time
4. press enter on YouSendIt

If you are a new user you must sign up for a YouSendIt account.

One way to do this is to go to:
http://www.yousendit.com

Use the email address and password you created at the above site and enter this information when asked by the plugin.

YSI plugin sign in tip

Immediately after you have entered your password in the password edit box press your enter keyboard key. This will activate your account.

Replay A/V 8 is now ready to start sending your recordings via e-mail using this plugin.

To configure a station or show recording to be sent to an e-mail recipient info

1. Go to the station or show in the listbox view on main interface of Replay A/V 8
2. Highlight the station or show in the listbox
3. press application keyboard key
4. Choose properties
5. shift -tab one time
6.Right arrow until you hear 'output'
7. tab a few times until you hear a checkbox that saids 'email recording to'
8. press spacebar to check the box
9. Enter the email address you want the recording to be sent after the recording is finish
10. Choose OK button to save settings.

Other tips
Within the YouSendIt plugin
The YouSendIt plugin settings link is where you can change the default download folder. The default path is:

C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\YouSendIt Downloads\

'username' is your name.

Other links that are available with the YouSendIt plugin are:
Send, Inbox, Sent Items, Settings (tip above), Account, Help, About and the Options Panel which only appears if you are in the 'Send' section.

Notes from YouSendIt Express


1. Allows users to receive and download files in Express
2. Allows sender to see how many times the file was downloaded

1. Start the application by clicking on Start >All Programs >YouSendIt menu item or right click a file and select 'Send by YouSendIt' option.

2. Enter your YouSendIt account name and password and sign in. If you don't have a YouSendIt user account, click on ¡®Sign Up¡¯ button and follow the instructions to create an account.

3. After you sign in enter the email address of the recipient, an optional subject and message and click on Add Files or Add Folder to add a file or a folder to send.
4. Click on Send It button to send the file.
5. A progress bar will be displayed showing the file/folder upload progress.

To use YouSendIt Express, you need to be registered at www.yousendit.com.

Replay AV 8.42 Tag Editor Type tab

When you go into your show or station properties - you do this by being on the main interface of the Replay AV 8.42 program and tabbing to the listbox view where your stations, shows, podcasts and others - select the station or show and do a application key, the context menu pops up choose properties in the list.

The station properties dialog box appears. Choose the "tag" tab to set the title, artists, album edit fields and choose ok link to save. If you want no tags then choose a checkbox to not use tags for this station's recordings you make.

Petro

Friday, May 2, 2008

Applian Products Updates

May 01, 2008
Replay A/V -8.42
- Added updated YouSendIt module.

Replay Media Catcher -2.20
- All FLV files will download.
- In Demo mode there YouTube videos do not get cropped to 75% of the original file length.
- Fixed bug where sometimes the splash screen would not disappear.
- Improved chunked HTTP transfers.
- Improved RTMP audio sync.
- Improved RTMP recording.
- Fixed bug where some users would get error: "Not able to connect to the internet".
- Fixed issue with YouTube videos downloading twice.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Replay Music 3.35 Settings Improved

Using JAWS 9 and Replay Music 3.35 improved and accessible dialog box screen. Use ctrl - tab to go to the next tab/page and use insert - t for title and page information.

http://www.applian.com/Podcasts/RM/19-improved-settings.mp3

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

FLV Player Complete Keyboard Shortcuts List

FLV Player 2

SPACE - toggle play/pause
CTRL-. - zoom to 50%
CTRL-1 - zoom to 100%
CTRL-2 - zoom to 200%
CTRL-ENTER - toggle full screen mode
ESC - return from full screen mode
CTRL-O - open file…
CTRL-I - show info (meta data sheet)
CTRL-V - paste and play URL
CTRL-W - close window
LEFT-ARROW - jump 5 seconds backward
RIGHT-ARROW - jump 5 seconds forward (broken and being worked
on)

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Replay Music 3.35 released

April 08, 2008
Replay Music -3.35
- Fixed extra 5 seconds of silence at end of tracks when
recording from Rhapsody

Saturday, April 5, 2008

window-eyes-6-tutorial

01-interface.mp3

Tutorial using Window-Eyes 6.1 on Replay AV 8.41. Shows the
interface layout like the menus and buttons. Explains the issue
with the menus and its options within the menus.

http://www.applian.com/Podcasts/w-eyes/01-interface.mp3

Friday, April 4, 2008

Lesson Time 4-4-2008

Magic Jack is an intriguing way to make low-cost phone calls
throughout the world. We mentioned the music site jango.com here
a couple weeks ago. Now, we can listen to demonstrations of both
these systems, provided by Reginald George of the Real-Eyes
Blind Computer Users Group.
http://www.shellworld.net/~jimkc/jack.mp3


Question:
Using Replay AV 8 how would you get this archived audio as an
.mp3 file to your hard drive to listen to it at your own
convenience or to your portable mp3 player?

Answer:
Copy the URL. The entire http: with ctrl c
2. Open Replay AV 8
3. Press application key.
4. Choose Enter New Show
5. The properties dialog box opens.
6. Name your file in the Name: edit box
7. Tab one time
8. In the URL edit box paste your copied URL.

8a. tab one more time.
And in the "Convert To" combo box leave it at "nothing".
8b. tab one more time
8c. Check the checkbox that saids "Record Now"
9. Choose Ok button.

If you get some more on screen messages just choose ok.

Now you are back on main interface of Replay AV 8.

Tab to the listbox where your shows, stations are stored.

Locate the name you gave for this file in the listbox.

It will say cappturing.

When it no longer saids capturing the job is complete.

Now to listen to this file just do an application key on the
file/show in the listbox.

Choose" view" in the context menu list.

Choose ok if you get a message.

Arrow to the file/show name and press enter to begin listening
to your captured file.

All this is for your own personal use.

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Turning off progress bar percentages with JAWS

1. Run Replay Music 3
2. Press insert F2
3. Choose Configuration Manager
4. edit box with replaymusic.jcf will appear and leave it as is
5. tab to the ok button and press enter key
6. Press alt s
7. Choose user options
8. Set the progress bar announcement combo box to "off"
9. Choose ok button
10. Press ctrl s to save.
 

Applian Products With Vista

http://www.applian.com/support-vista.php

General Crashing Issues:
On Windows Vista, or in some cases with XP, the Data Execution
Prevention feature of Windows causes Replay A/V and other
programs to crash.

Here's how you can turn off Data Execution Prevention:

Click Start.
Select Control Panel (or Settings, Control Panel if you're on
Vista)
On Vista, select Classic View.
Double click System
On Vista, Select Advanced System Settings
Click the Advanced tab
In the Performance region select Settings
Click the Data Execution Prevention tab
Select Turn on DEP essential Windows Programs and Services only
Click OK
Reboot

How to enable an audio recording line in Windows Vista:
Note: This procedure is not necessary for Replay AV 8.3 and
newer or Replay Music 3 and newer. Use the new audio driver as
your recording method for best results when audio recording.

Windows Vista made some major changes to audio controls which
negatively impact the users ability to record from the sound
card. The ability to record from the sound card will be
dependent on your system's sound card and drivers. It is
important to make sure that you have the latest drivers
installed for your sound card. Install the latest drivers before
proceeding with these steps.

On some systems you may be able to enable a recording device as
follows:

Open Control Panel
In classic view, go to Sound
Go to the Recording tab.
If you only see "microphone" and/or "line-in", right-click
anywhere in the blank white area of the window to display the
Show Disabled Devices context menu. Select Show Disabled
Devices:


If Stereo Mix, Wave-Out Mix, Wave, What U Hear, or something
similar appears, do a little happy-dance, then right click on
that entry and choose enable:


Click OK - In the case of the example above, we have just
enabled the "Stereo Mix" recording device. Keep in mind this is
dependent upon your sound card hardware and drivers. You may or
may not have this line available.
To make this newly enabled device the default recording device,
highlight it and click the Set Default button, or right-click on
the device and select make default:

If you were able to successfully enable a recording line, select
the appropriate audio device and audio recording line prior to
recording.

How to Turn Off User Account Control:
Turn OFF User Account Control:

Open Control Panel
Go to User Accounts
Click on Turn User Account Control on or off
Click continue to verify.
De-Select the Use User Account Control (UAC)...
Click OK
Re-start your computer

Replay AV 8:
Current status: The majority of Replay AV's features work fine
in Windows Vista. All known issues and suggested user actions
are listed here:

The URL Finder does not detect your network adapter: The URL
Finder cannot detect your network adapter if User Account
Control is enabled in Windows Vista. You must turn OFF User
Account Control in order to enable the URL Finder.

The Media Guide may not add shows/stations to the managed show
list: This issue is sporadic, but may occur if User Account
Control is enabled in Windows Vista. You can turn OFF User
Account Control if you experience problems with the Media Guide.

Sound Card Recordings (sound from speakers): New! Download
Replay AV 8.3 or newer and you'll have a brand new way to record
audio. And it works in Vista too! Open the properties of your
scheduled audio recording, go to the Recording tab and select
the Replay A/V Audio Driver as the Audio Recording Method:

Enhanced sound card driver does not record: The optional
enhanced sound card driver is not compatible with Windows Vista
and is no longer necessary for use in Replay AV. Please
uninstall the enhanced sound driver if installed.

Audio Recording Lines from the sound card may be missing: You
may be able to enable additional recording lines. Please note
that in most cases the Replay A/V Audio Driver will be your best
choice.

Replay Converter
ffmpeg.exe error message when converting: You may get an
ffmpeg.exe related error message when converting in Windows
Vista. However, the file will still convert.

Replay Media Catcher
Current Status: If Replay Media Catcher has trouble connecting,
you may need to turn off User Account Control in Windows Vista.

Replay Media Splitter
Current Status: There are no known issues with Replay Media
Splitter in Windows Vista.

Replay Music
Current Status: Replay Music 3 is now available. This version is
compatible with any sound card and with Windows Vista. The only
known limitation at this time is some incompatibility with Yahoo
Jukebox. We recommend using Rhapsody as a comparable replacement
for Yahoo Jukebox as it works very well with Replay Music.

When using Replay Music to record from Napster in Vista, use the
online browser version of Napster rather than the installed
software version. Replay Music cannot record from the installed
version of Napster but records great from the browser version.

Download Replay Music 3 here.

Replay Player
Current Status: Replay Player version 3.0 and newer are
compatible with Windows Vista. This version is also included in
Replay AV 8.11 and newer.

Replay Radio
Due to sound card recording difficulties with Windows Vista, it
is recommended that Replay Radio users upgrade to Replay AV so
that they may stream capture rather than record using the sound
card. Check out the many advantages to upgrading to Replay AV.

Replay Screencast
The screen region selection tool may not work properly in Vista
at this time. Choose the recording window method instead.

Recording audio with Replay Screencast and Vista: You may need
to enable an audio recording line.

If you were able to successfully enable a recording line, select
the appropriate audio device and audio recording line in Replay
Screencast's settings prior to recording.

Freecorder
New! Freecorder 3 Toolbar is Windows Vista Compatible. It's
totally FREE. Download here.

If Freecorder Toolbar has trouble recording, you may need to
turn off User Account Control in Windows Vista.

Recording audio with Freecorder 2 and Vista: Windows Vista made
some major changes to audio controls which negatively impact the
users ability to record from the sound card. The ability to
record from the sound card will be dependent on your system's
sound card and drivers. It is important to make sure that you
have the latest drivers installed for your sound card. Install
the latest drivers before proceeding with these steps.

On some systems you may be able to enable a recording line.

If you were able to successfully enable a recording line, select
the appropriate sound card and line source in Freecorder's
settings prior to recording.

MP3 Magic
Current Status: There are no known issues with MP3 Magic in
Windows Vista.

Radio Wizard
Current Status: Radio Wizard uses a specialized audio driver
that is not compatible with Windows Vista.

At-Large Recorder
New! At Large Recorder 2 is Windows Vista compatible. If you are
using an older version, please download the free upgrade to
At-Large Recorder 2 to gain Vista compatibility.

http://www.applian.com/support-vista.php

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Forums Notes March 29, 2008

Help In Recording Track

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All,

First off, I'm a noobie so if the solution to this problem is
posted somewhere already, simply post it here so I can follow
it.

However, I've tried to look for a solution and I just can't find
it. I've recently upgraded from my old WMR Suite to the Replay
A/V Suite thinking that it can help me record the opening track
to Triple Five Soul's website.

I've tried doing it but I just can't find the right solution and
I'm hoping somebody out there can help me out. The URL is
www.triplefivesoul.com and any solution would be greatly
appreciated.

Thanks!

Hi,

What problem are you having when you record? I tested this site
with both Replay AV and Replay Media Catcher and both
successfully captures the MP3 track.

Here's how to do it in Replay AV:

Click on Tools-URL Finder to start the URL Finder
Browse to www.triplefivesoul.com and wait for the audio to start

You'll see the MP3 file in the URL finder. Highlight it and
select "add selection as new show".
Name it and select the "record now" check box.
Click OK and it will start to download.
Here's how to capture it in Replay Media Catcher:
Click the "Start Recording" button.
Browse to www.triplefivesoul.com

Replay Media Catcher will automatically start downloading the
mp3 file and the flash videos on that page.
Screencast is the CPU usage culprit

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I did a test tonight using the Netflix streaming (in Internet
Explorer) with the Screencast in Recording mode as well.
Screencast was using about 95 percent of my CPU's cycles,
effectively bringing the PC to a halt. So, they definitely need
to rewrite the code for Screencast to make it efficient. It's
unusable now (at least for Netflix) with such a high CPU
utilization rate.
they are working on a version that will use lower cpu usage. I
don't have an eta at this time, but I know it's being worked on.


Why is it that my Replay video capture, records the same video
twice, almost simultaneously?


Hi Certo. Are you referring to Replay Media Catcher? Most likely
you are seeing this with YouTube downloads, correct? It has to
do with a new "signature" parameter implemented by YouTube. To
Replay Media Catcher that parameter makes it look like two
separate media files.

We are looking into the problem and should have it resolved in
the next update.


Success recording audio in Vista (at last)

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I have used Replay Radio and Replay Music with great success
over the years to record audio on my XP PC, but was somewhat
despondent on first switching to Vista (a new PC) as Applian
mentioned the difficulty of recording using the sound card (my
preferred method) on most Vista machines. Indeed, I found Replay
AV didn't work at all (until today!!).

I am writing this to help anyone else who may be having problems
as there is some new information on the Vista FAQ page on the
Applian site. It may not work for you but it did for me. The
link is http://www.applian.com/support-vista.php

I don't have a separate sound card, my PC has sound integrated
with the motherboard (not ideal but I ran out of space) and I
thought that might be part of the problem. However, the trick
was to 'enable' a recording line in Vista, as described in the
article in the Vista FAQ, which Vista had for some reason
disabled for me without me knowing. Once I did this (a 5 second
operation) - presto - Replay AV worked by recording sound
through my speakers (as it had on the XP machine).

So - not a problem but a solution - and one I wanted to pass on
to others.

Mike

If you use the latest version of Replay AV, 8.41 it does have
our great Replay AV Audio Driver. It allows you to capture audio
on a Vista machine. Give it a try.
For Replay AV it sounds like you are just setting up the show
incorrectly. In Replay AV just open the properties for a show
that you are recording. If you want to record using the audio
driver rather than stream capturing, select "Capture by
recording audio output" in the recording tab. Then select
"Replay AV audio driver" as the "Audio Recording Method".

When using the "Audio Driver" feature in Replay Music 3, it
should be capturing the entire stream.


Best software for recording streaming concerts

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I've just bought the Replay Capture Suite, but there are so many
options, I'm not sure which way to jump.
I especially want to record the archived concerts on Wolfgang's
Vault site
(http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com/?...ampaign=071003) for
personal use, i.e. burn them to a CD so I can listen to them
while driving, exercising, etc.
When you open up a concert to hear, it opens up a player w/it's
own URL, like
http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com/p...tID=1661%7C919, which
immediately begins to play. (But you can pause it if you're
quick.)
Which Applian program would work best for capturing the audio at
a high quality in this environment?

Replay Media Catcher is the easiest program to record the
streaming audio or video files on Wolfgang's Vault. The audio
file is captured as a separate track with artist and title
information and saved in it's native MP3 format to your hard
drive.

You can then use your desired CD burning software to burn the
recorded audio files to a CD.


I am not employed by Applian however, I found there Support page
to be a great asset. I watched the videos (Webinars) prior to
purchasing my Replay AV suite. I have also referred back to them
since I made my purchase, picking up something each time I view
the Webinar at http://www.applian.com/webinars/index.php
Give it a try.

A CAP file is a temporary file. You could get this if the
program stops prematurely or there is an error or a hiccup in
the stream capture. Most of the time all you need to do is
rename the extension to what it was suppose to be, such as .mp3
or .asf, and it will correct the problem.
Have you tried Replay Converter 3 beta yet?

You can download it here:

http://www.applian.com/files/RCSetup300.exe

I am having an issue with converting real audio files. I have
successfuly captured a BBC radio 3 show in Real audio format. It
plays fine with the Real Player after capture. I would like to
convert it to MP3 so that I can import it to my MP3 player. When
I try converting the file, I get an MP3 file that is silent. The
file goes through the conversion process and takes a few minutes
to convert. The finla result is an MP3 file that is of correct
size and is recognized by WMP on Vista and it starts playing.
However, there is 90 minutes of silence.
Here are the things that I tried with no success:
1. Changed the Direct Show option in the convertor options for
Real audio files. Tried it with and without Direct show.
2. Tried converting the file to MP3 at different bit rates
3. Tried converting to other file formats, ie, WMA and iPod
audio book.
4. Tried the silent files on multiple computers. It was always
silent.
5. Installed the Applian software to capture and convert the
file on 2 different brand new Vista machines (one machine runs
Vista Home premium, and the other runs Vista ultimate)

None of the above has solved the problem.

What version of Real Player do you have? Replay Converter uses
codecs from the different players that you have installed on
your computer. We have found problems with some of the codecs in
Real Player 11. If you have Real Player 11, try downgrading to
Real Player 10, or you can just install the free program, Real
Alternative, which you can get from here:
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/vi...lternative.cfm
Personally, I feel Real Player is too bloated, so I use Real
Alternative.


Once you have Real Player 10 or Real Alternative, then do the
following for converting real audio files to MP3:
Click "Options" in Replay Converter -> "Audio Conversion
Options" -> check the "Real (.ra)" check box for .ra files or
check the "Other" check box for other Real files like .rm files
-> click "OK" and then try a conversion.

Replay Converter 3 beta FLV temporary fix solution

This only assumes you are using Replay Converter 3.0 beta
version and are trying to convert a .flv file to DVD disk for
use on a home DVD player.

Also when the new version is released you will not have to do
the below steps.

1) Convert the FLV file to an AVI file in Replay Converter.
Use the
DirectShow setting for FLV files.

2) Convert the AVI file to DVD. You will need to uncheck the
DirectShow
setting for AVI files when converting to DVD.

Friday, March 28, 2008

Replay Media Catcher 2.10d Interface Podcast

Here is a podcast on Replay Media Catcher 2.10d using JAWS 9 and
XP Home. They are working on a newer version of this application
to improve the audio/video sync.

If any of you listen to it can you tell me if the quality was
ok. I had to use 2 computers. One computer did the recording for
me using Replay AV and the other computer I ran Replay Media
Catcher and ran the headphone jack from this computer to the
line-in of the other computer to record with Replay AV.

The download or listen to URL is:
http://www.applian.com/Podcasts/RMC2/01-interface.mp3

Monday, March 24, 2008

Keyboard Shortcuts for Internet Explorer 7 & XP/Vista

I believe you will find these keyboard shortcuts very useful.

They can help you when using Applian's various applications.

Go to Taskbar Tray quickly:
Press:
Windows key - TAB to go directly to the taskbar tray. That is
hold down your windows logo key and press the tab key. And this
is not from your screen reader but from Microsoft the shortcut.

The above eliminates having to go the desktop and tabbing to the
taskbar tray as I have been showing you all in the mp3
tutorials.

Go to the System Tray/Notification Tray (clock):
Press:
Windows key - b

You may want this shortcut to see if Replay AV 8 is running your
system tray.

Now to:

Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7)

IE 7 offers tab browsing.

Bring up IE 7 browser. This first page is your home page.

We want to keep our home page.

Instead of minimizing IE 7 and opening a new instance of IE 7
there is a better way.

With your home page running press:
ctrl - t

You get a edit box asking you to type in the website address
URL.

Type in:
www.applian.com

And press your enter key.

The Applian home page is up now.

We now have 2 pages opened in IE 7 browser.

Let's go to another page on the web. Press:
ctrl - t
Enter another URL address like:
www.yahoo.com

We now have 3 pages/sites opened with IE 7.

To go to your home page press:
ctrl - 1
That is control key and numbers row number 1.
You are taken to your default home page since this was the very
first site we get when starting up the IE 7 browser.

To go to the second page/site we opened which was the Applian
home page we would press:
ctrl - 2
The Applian home page appears.

To go to the 3rd site we opened earlier we would press:
ctrl - 3
The Yahoo website appears.

You can use ctrl - tab to hear all your opened browser
pages/tabs. For example, your default home page, Applian home
page, Yahoo home page. Press and hold down the ctrl key and
press tab key repeatedly until your site appears.

How do you close a page/site you no longer need?

Press:
ctrl - w
The page/site you were on closes and one of your other opened
pages appears on screen.

You can have up to 9 pages opened that will work for you if you
use ctrl and numbers row numbers 1 through 9.

I hope this helps out.
Petro

Friday, March 21, 2008

Replay Converter 3 beta & Target Formats list

When you arrow down to the "Target Formats" with Replay
Converter 3 beta and arrow down to the "Add..." in the list this
will automatically take you to the "Add formats dialog box" to
add additional formats like mp3 32 kbps for example. You press
your space bar to choose a format and then choose the add
button. Once in awhile you will not be taken back to the main
interface of Replay Converter 3 beta. So the tip is to keep
pressing alt F4 as many times as needed until you get back on
the Replay Converter 3 beta main interface.

See when you are in the target formats list and as soon as you
land on the "add ..." in the list it automatically jumps you to
the Add Dialog box without you ever pressing your enter keyboard
key on this "add..." in the list. It is not a combo box either.

The target formats list is the list that has the audio formats
that you can choose from to convert to like mp3, ogg, wav, wma.

You also have a target format for video formats.

The target formats is the same appearance as in RC 2 but doesn't
include all of the formats. You have to add them manually
yourself like the 16, 32, 64 mp3 formats to appear in the
default list.

Just letting you all know this.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

One Stop Applian Products Downloads Page

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Play FLV Files on any PC
Zoom to 2x or full screen.
Includes free audio recorder option. (not screen reader friendly
- Petro notes)

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downloaded from YouTube and other video sites? Get the free
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Play FLV files on any Windows PC.
Double-click files in File Explorer to play them automatically.
Zoom 50% - 100% - 200% and full screen.
Double click video view-port to toggle full screen.
Drag-and-drop multiple files.
Play URL's, Streams and Local Files.
Remember position on screen at next launch.
Remember audio settings at next launch
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FLV Player Keyboard Shortcuts

FLV Player Keyboard Shortcuts

- keyboard controls:
[SPACE] - toggle play/pause
[CTRL-.] - zoom 50%
[CTRL-1] - zoom 100%
[CTRL-2] - zoom 200%
[CTRL-ENTER] - toggle fullscreen
[CTRL-O] - open file...
[CTRL-V] - paste URL
[CTRL-W] - close window

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Replay Converter 3 beta: Video file to standard DVD disk for home use

Replay Converter 3.0 beta (3b8)

Setup
Windows XP Home
JAWS 9
Replay Converter 3 beta

What:
Converting a video file to standard DVD disk to be played back
on home tv set and DVD player

Instructions here are to send a .wmv video file to a DVD blank
disk.

Insert blank DVD disk that your DVD burner supports.

1. Run Replay Converter 3
2. Choose the Add Files button with spacebar
3. Locate the .wmv file in the standard Open dialog box
4. Press spacebar on the open button within this dialog box when
done adding the file
5. Shift Tab until you hear the listbox view
6. Review the listbox contents
7. The path of the video file is in this listbox
8. Shift Tab until you hear Convert Audio button
9. Down arrow until you hear Burn button
10. Press spacebar on Burn button.
11. Tab one time and press control key to silence JAWS speech
output temporarily
12. Choose Burn To DVD
13. Press tab key one time
14. You are on the Start Conversion Job button
15. Spacebar on the Start Conversion Job button.
16. Burn To Disk Dialog Screen

NTSC is the default. North America.
Tab to the Burn button and spacebar on the Burn Button.

Screen text looks like this:

Burn To Disc
bitrate: (Range: 1000 Kbps to 9800 Kbps) Video Format:
5000 NTSC - North AmericaKbps
Use lower bitrates for lower quality input video
Video Aspect: Save Temp files
Don't use
Status: Ready
Burn Cancel

17. Nothing is on your screen now.
18. Do a Windows logo key plus M to minimize to the desktop
19. Tab to the taskbar tray and open the Burn To Disk icon with
your enter key
20. The Burn To Disk Dialog appears
21. To read this dialog you use insert b or your JAWS cursor
22. Look for the "Status" text
23. An example of this is

Burn To Disc
bitrate: (Range: 1000 Kbps to 9800 Kbps) Video Format:
5000 NTSC - North AmericaKbps
Use lower bitrates for lower quality input video
Video Aspect: Save Temp files
Don't use
Status: Converting VID00001.wmv
Burn Cancel

24. When the conversion is done you will see

The SPTI radio button is the default option.
Tab to the Next Button and spacebar

Screen looks like this

DVD/CD Burn Wizard
SCSI Transport
The SCSI transport is a method to access devices.
Select SCSI transport you want to use for device access:
SPTI - SCSI Pass Through Interface
Preferable for most DVD burners.
ASPI - Advanced SCSI Programming Interface
Older interface transport. Use if SPTI doesn't work.
< Back Next > Cancel About

25. Burn To Disk New Screen appears

Important step here if you have more than one burner on your
system. Choose the correct burner. I

have selected my DVD RW burner and notice the media type is
listed as "blank" for it.

Screen looks like this

DVD/CD Burn Wizard
Burning Device
Device to use for file system image burning.
Select CD or DVD burning device from the list:
Product Vendor Revision Media Size Label
CD-RW CRX220E1 SONY 6YS1 Empty
DVD RW DRU-700A SONY VY02 DVD+R Blank
If you have plugged in new devices or changed disc in a device,
click Refresh to update
devices list.
Refresh...

< Back Next > Cancel About

26. Burning Mode Screen appears

Choose Next button

The screen looks like this

DVD/CD Burn Wizard
Burning Mode
You can choose burning mode.
Burning mode is the way of burning data to CD/DVD media.
Burning mode: Track-At-Once
Test mode does everything as in normal burning process, but with
the device laser
turned off. It allows to test the Audio CD compilation for
errors.
Test mode (simulate burning)
Note: The default options will work 99% of the time. Change
these only if you have
problems burning discs.
< Back Next > Cancel About

27. New Screen

Calibration checkbox and burn speed settings screen.

DVD/CD Burn Wizard
Burning Options
You can choose various burning options.
Sending Optimum Power Calibration (OPC) calibrates the device
laser power at the
beginning of burning session to adjust for the properties of
each recordable disc.
Send optimum power calibration (OPC)
Most Disc burners will work properly at the highest speed. If
you're having trouble
playing discs, try using a slower burn speed.
Burning speed: 2.4x (3324 KB/sec)
< Back Next > Cancel About

28. New Screen: Options Summary


Choose next button to start the burn.

DVD/CD Burn Wizard
Options Summary
Review the data CD/DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD options you have chosen
before proceed with
burning.
Data CD/DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD will be created with the
Drive: DVD RW DRU-700A SONY (VY02)
Transport: SPTI
Disc Type: DVD+R
Selected image file name: C:\Program Files\Replay AV
8\~RCDVDIso.iso
Burning Speed: 2.4x (3324 KB/sec)
Send OPC: Yes
Burning Mode: Track-At-Once
Test Write: No
Click Next to start burning.
< Back Next > Cancel About


29. The Burning Screen

Note: Progress percentages are heard if you do not hit your
control key. You can use home and end

keys to go up and down the log details or progress details. When
progress announcement goes

silent press insert b to hear the percentage rate like 97 %. Be
patient. The disk will eject for

you if the burn was successful.

DVD/CD Burn Wizard
Burning
Burning file system image...
0%
Burning Log:
Time Information
08:06:04 Creating CD/DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD from image
08:06:04 Source File:
C:\Program Files\Replay AV 8\~RCDVDIso.iso
08:06:04 Destination device: DVD RW DRU-700A
08:06:04 Requested burning speed: DVD RW DRU-700A
08:06:04 Write Method: Track-At-Once
08:06:04 Started
Click Save Log to save Burning Log text to a file.
Save Log...
< Back Next > Cancel About

30. Successful Screen

The .wmv video file was successfully burned to a DVD disk and
the disk will now play on a home

DVD player.

DVD/CD Burn Wizard
Your disc burn was successful
OK

31. Final Screen

You can spacebar on the Save Log button to create a log of this
burn. Name the file and save.
Choose Finish button.

DVD/CD Burn Wizard
Burning
Burning file system image...
Burning Log:
Time Information
08:06:05 BUP successfully got
08:06:05 Enabling BUP (Buffer Underrun Protection)...
08:06:05 BUP enabled successfully
08:06:05 Setting CD/DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD speeds...
08:06:05 Speed successfully set
08:06:05 Sending OPC (Optimum Power Calibration)...
08:12:01 Closing session...
Click Save Log to save Burning Log text to a file.
Save Log...
< Back Finish Cancel About

Notes:
If the screen disappears on you do a windows key plus m to
minimize to the desktop and then go to
the taskbar tray and find the icon and press the enter key on
the icon. You have the dialog back
on your screen now.

It is a very simple program to use.

Replay Converter 3 beta: Making Data CD

Replay Converter 3.0 beta How To use with JAWS 9

Setup is:
Windows XP Home
JAWS 9
Replay Converter 3 beta

What:
Creating Data CD

Insert a blank CD-R disk into your computer's drive bay.

1. Run Replay Converter 3
2. Choose Add Files button with spacebar
Keyboard Shortcut For Add Files button is
ALT d
3. Add the files
4. Press spacebar on Open button when done
5. Use shift tab until you hear the list box.
6. This list box shows all the files you added.
7. Use your up and down arrow keys to review the list box
contents.
8. To change the order of the files in the list box use shift up
or

shift down arrow keys
9. Press shift tab until you hear Convert Audio button
10. press your down arrow key until you hear Burn button
11. Press spacebar
12. Press tab key one time and press your control key to stop
JAWS

speech output
13. Choose Burn to CD
14. Tab one time
15. Press spacebar on Start Conversion Job button
16. Use your tab key to locate the Burn To:
17. Choose Data CD
18. Tab to the Burn button
19. Press spacebar on Burn button
20. The screen will go blank here.
21. Do a Windows logo key plus m to go to the desktop
22. Tab to the taskbar tray and locate the burn to CD icon and
press

enter key to open it.
23. Soon you will see a Burn to CD, DVD/CD Burn Wizard.
24. Screen #1 for Wizard

DVD/CD Burn Wizard
SCSI Transport
The SCSI transport is a method to access devices.
Select SCSI transport you want to use for device access:
SPTI - SCSI Pass Through Interface
Preferable for most DVD burners.
ASPI - Advanced SCSI Programming Interface
Older interface transport. Use if SPTI doesn't work.
< Back Next > Cancel About

25. Choose the next button with spacebar
26. Screen #2


Choose Correct CD burner in list.
Choose the next button.

Note: The Drives you see in this example will be different from
yours.

"Blank" means there is a blank CD disk in my drive. "Empty"
means no

disk is inserted. If you forgot to add the disk to your drive
then

insert it and hit spacebar on "refresh" button on this screen.

DVD/CD Burn Wizard
Burning Device
Device to use for file system image burning.
Select CD or DVD burning device from the list:
Product Vendor Revision Media Size Label
CD-RW CRX220E1 SONY 6YS1 CD-R Blank
DVD RW DRU-700A SONY VY02 Empty
If you have plugged in new devices or changed disc in a device,
click

Refresh to update
devices list.
Refresh...
< Back Next > Cancel About

27. Screen #3

Choose the next button.

Note: This is the Burning Modes settings screen.

DVD/CD Burn Wizard
Burning Mode
You can choose burning mode.
Burning mode is the way of burning data to CD/DVD media.
Burning mode: Disc-At-Once raw P-W
Test mode does everything as in normal burning process, but with
the

device laser
turned off. It allows to test the Audio CD compilation for
errors.
Test mode (simulate burning)
Note: The default options will work 99% of the time. Change
these only

if you have
problems burning discs.
< Back Next > Cancel About

28. Screen #4

Set your burning speed.
Note: You may want to set the burning speed lower. I use 16x on
this

old desktop computer.

Choose next button.

DVD/CD Burn Wizard
Burning Options
You can choose various burning options.
Sending Optimum Power Calibration (OPC) calibrates the device
laser

power at the
beginning of burning session to adjust for the properties of
each

recordable disc.
Send optimum power calibration (OPC)
Most Disc burners will work properly at the highest speed. If
you're

having trouble
playing discs, try using a slower burn speed.
Burning speed: 40.0x (7040 KB/sec)
< Back Next > Cancel About

29. Screen #5

To read the Options Summary on this screen you must use the
insert b or

JAWS cursor.
Choose the next button.

DVD/CD Burn Wizard
Options Summary
Review the data CD/DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD options you have chosen
before

proceed with
burning.
Data CD/DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD will be created with the
Drive: CD-RW CRX220E1 SONY (6YS1)
Transport: SPTI
Disc Type: CD-R
Selected image file name: C:\Program Files\Replay AV
8\~DataFiles.iso
Burning Speed: 40.0x (7040 KB/sec)
Send OPC: Yes
Burning Mode: Disc-At-Once raw PW
Test Write: No
Click Next to start burning.
< Back Next > Cancel About

30. Screen #6

The burn starts and you do hear progress percentages announced
if you

did not press the control key to quiet JAWS speech.


Below is the progress of the burn.

DVD/CD Burn Wizard
Burning
Burning file system image...
99%
Burning Log:
Time Information
18:47:04 Creating CD/DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD from image
18:47:04 Source File:
C:\Program Files\Replay AV 8\~DataFiles.iso
18:47:04 Destination device: CD-RW CRX220E1
18:47:04 Requested burning speed: CD-RW CRX220E1
18:47:04 Write Method: Disc-At-Once
18:47:04 Started
Click Save Log to save Burning Log text to a file.
Save Log...
< Back Next > Cancel About

31. Burn Was Successful Screen

Choose Ok button.

DVD/CD Burn Wizard
Your disc burn was successful
OK

32. Finish Screen

Your CD ejects out of your drive bay in setp 31.
You can choose to save the log file to your hard drive if you
got an

error in the burn.
Choose Finish button.

DVD/CD Burn Wizard
Burning
Burning file system image...
Burning Log:
Time Information
18:47:04 Creating CD/DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD from image
18:47:04 Source File:
C:\Program Files\Replay AV 8\~DataFiles.iso
18:47:04 Destination device: CD-RW CRX220E1
18:47:04 Requested burning speed: CD-RW CRX220E1
18:47:04 Write Method: Disc-At-Once
18:47:04 Started
Click Save Log to save Burning Log text to a file.
Save Log...
< Back Finish Cancel About

33. March 13, 2007 testing date with build Replay Converter 3.0
(3b8).

Notes:
Replay Converter 3 data backup feature is not intended to
replace your other backup program but you can make data CDs of
your recorded music
and radio recordings that Replay AV 8 has made for you. In the
last 2-3
years many car and portable CD players will playback mp3 data
CDS for
you.

The files that you burned to your CD-r disk are shortened. The
original

file names are not preserved.

For example the files on the burned CD will contain only 8
characters

like:

01___boo.mp3
12345678.txt

And yes I know you can use Windows built in burner to make CD
data
disks.

Monday, March 17, 2008

Replay converter 3 beta tip

If you have an issue with Replay Converter 3 not making a audio
CD for you try these steps:

I was able to test your MP3 files and at first I did get the
same error that you did. The error is occurring when the MP3
files are being converted before the actual burning process.
But once I did the following steps, I was able to burn your MP3
files to an audio CD:

1) Go into "Options" in Replay Converter.
2) Select "Audio Conversion Options".
3) Uncheck the "MP3" box so that Replay Converter does not use
DirectShow to convert MP3 files.
4) Try another burn.

Monday, March 10, 2008

Replay Converter 2.80 download URL

Replay Converter 2.80

Download URL
http://www.applian.com/files/RCsetup280.exe

Replay Converter 3.0 beta download URL

Replay Converter 3.0 beta
version: 3b8

Download URL
http://www.applian.com/files/RCsetup300.exe

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Valuable tips and info from the Applian forums

Hello all!

I seem to be having a problem and am looking for some help...

I am capturing streaming audio and video via Replay Media
Catcher and then convert it to AVI via Replay Converter. My
problem is that my resulting AVI files all seem to have lost
audio/video sync...meaning, in case I am not wording it well,
that the audio that is being spoken is not in sync with the
video. I am not sure if there is something that I am doing wrong
or if there is some sort of configuration that I need to look
into...any help at all would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Michael

Hi Michael,

Please try changing the direct show settings for the type of
file that you are converting from. Here's how to do this in
Replay Converter 2:
1. Click on Options.
2. If your conversion is a video file, click on the "Video
Conversion Options" button. If your conversion is an audio only
file click on the "Audio Conversions Options" button.
3. In the Direct Show options dialog box that opens next, find
the file format of the original file that you are converting
FROM. If Direct Show for that format is not checked, please
check it. If it is already checked, then please uncheck it. If
you are unable to find the format of the original file you are
converting in the options, then either check or uncheck the
"Other" check box.
4. Try your conversion again.

Best Regards,

Debbie McCormick

++++


Actually the native format for DVDs is MPEG-2 and not MPEG-4.
So, your AVI file will first need to be converted to MPEG-2
before it can be burned to DVD. Some DVD burning programs will
do that for you and some will not. Our product, Replay Converter
3.0 beta version, http://www.applian.com/files/RCSetup300.exe
should be able to convert your AVI file and burn it to DVD.

We are thinking of adding Replay Converter with Media Catcher,
so you will be able to do all this automatically.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

March 4-5 Products Updates

March 05, 2008
Replay Media Catcher -2.10D
- Updated to include the latest version of FLV Player (2.0.24)

Replay Media Splitter -1.5.0.2
- Fixed an issue where some ASF files would edit with choppy
audio and/or video.
- Fixed an issue where sometimes the middle segment of split
files would remain in the edited version.

Replay A/V -8.41B
- Updated to include the latest version of FLV Player (2.0.24)

March 04, 2008
FLV Player -2.0.24
- Added support for H.264 (MPEG-4) video files.
- Fixed bug where the duration of videos longer than 1 hour
wasn't displayed c

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Mp3 Tutorials now available via Applian's website

My mp3 tutorials on Replay AV 8 and Replay Music 3 are now
available at:
http://www.applian.com/support-blind.php


The tutorials show you how to use the above two products using
the JAWS screen reader for the blind.

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Replay Media Catcher

http://www.applian.com

The Ultimate FLV & MP3 Capture Tool
Record all kinds of FLV format Flash Videos.
Capture streaming MP3 files.
Automatically names songs and video files.
One click recording.
MP3 tag editor.
Works great for hard-to-capture sites using RTMP protocol.
Free Trial!
No Spyware. No Viruses. 100% Guaranteed.
Capture Streaming Flash Video and MP3 Audio as You Surf
Great for Hard to Capture sites that use the RTMP protocol
Introducing Replay Media Catcher, the only software that lets
you capture streaming Flash™ Video (FLV format) and MP3 Audio
from previously unrecordable streams. And it's incredibly easy
to use! Just click Start Recording, then laugh heartily as tons
of great media fills your hard drive as you play it.

New for Version 2.0: Unique Automatic Naming Feature
Replay Media Catcher is smart - it figures out the name of the
video or MP3 file you've recorded, and names the file
automatically. This makes it easier than ever to organize your
recorded media. For MP3 files, the artist, album, song title and
other information are added to the ID3 tags - this makes your
recorded songs appear as they should in iTunes, Windows Media
Player, or any other program that plays MP3 files.


Capture FLV Video files from Thousands of Flash™ Video Sites
For capturing online video, you can record from hundreds of
popular places, including:

MySpace™
YouTube™
Sony/BMG Music Videos
NBC™
Charlie Rose
Reuters™
Metacafe™
And many, many more!

Snag MP3s from Popular Music Sites
For audio and music sites, Replay Media Catcher will grab the
MP3s as they stream down to your PC. It works great with sites
like:

MySpace™
Pandora
Radio Blog Club™

and more!

Well Designed, Well Thought Out
Not only is Replay Media Catcher a great tool for capturing
media, but it makes your captured media easy to manage too.
Here's some of the handy features you'll enjoy:

Play captured videos with the included Flash™ Video player.
Rename media files.
Edit MP3 tags.
Just start playing a video, and Replay Media Catcher records it
all. No need to wait for it to finish!

Captures all the Hard-to-get Formats
Attention geeks: Here's the technical stuff for you. Replay
Media Catcher is designed specifically for Flash™ (FLV) format
video and music. This means you can capture the following
protocols and formats:

RTMP Flash™ Video
HTTP Flash™ Video
RTMP MP3
HTTP MP3
More protocols and formats coming soon!
Note: To capture video and audio files streamed in Windows Media
or Real formats, try Replay A/V or WM Recorder.

System Requirements

PC with Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, or Vista.

User Guide

http://www.applian.com/replay-media-catcher/support/user_guide.php
record full files just by playing a small piece.

In Demo Mode, Replay Media Catcher captures 75% of every file.
This lets you experiment with the software to ensure it works
properly for you. Once you
How to Record Media
Recording media is easy. Here's how to do it:

Open Replay Media Catcher. It appears like this:

Click Start Recording. The button changes like so:
Play the audio or video you want to capture. Recorded files
start appearing in the files list like this:

Once recording starts, you don't need to watch what you're
recording. You can stop watching or listening, and go play
something else to record. Recording continues automatically.
Click Stop Recording when you're finished recording.
While capturing, you will see one of the following icons next to
the recording:

In progress.
Finished
Failed. If you get this icon, double click it to see the reason
the recording failed.
Partial recording finished.
Looking up name of recording.
Here's some helpful hints about recording:

Once you start playing a clip, Replay Media Catcher will record
the entire thing, even if you're not watching or listening to it
all. Many video sites keep their programming in segments, so you
can just start playing a segment, then click to the next
segment, and Replay Media Catcher will record each segment.
Replay Media Catcher can record multiple clips simultaneously.
If you can't record something, it's probably a Windows Media or
Real Video clip. Use Replay A/V to capture that type of data.
Need to convert your recordings to another format? Try Replay
Converter.
Using the MP3 Snagger plug-in:

New with Replay Media Catcher 2.1 is the MP3 Snagger plug-in. If
you're having trouble recording songs from a music site, try
activating the MP3 Snagger plug-in, and you may get better
results. (The MP3 Snagger is inactive by default.) Here's how to
activate it:

Go to Tools, Settings. The settings dialog appears:
Ensure the MP3 Snagger plug-in is checked.
Click Close.
Go to your music site, and try restarting the music playback.
If you have trouble recording, please try the following:Click
record in Replay Media Catcher before you begin playing the
content that you want captured. In some cases you may need to
start Replay Media Catcher before you open the source you will
be capturing from.
If you have already played the content once before capturing,
you may need to clear your temporary internet files so that
Replay Media Catcher can detect the content. To clear your
temporary internet files from Internet Explorer 7, click on
Tools then Internet Options then click the Delete button under
the Browsing History section of the General tab. In the
Temporary Internet Files section, click the Delete Files button.
Once you have deleted your temporary internet files, try
recording again.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Replay Music 3.20 Keyboard Shortcuts

You can use the following keyboard
shortcuts:
Ctrl + A = Select All Tracks
Ctrl + R = Record or Stop Recording
Ctrl + S = Split Track

Monday, February 25, 2008

Coupon Codes for Blind PC Users

Coupon Codes starting date: Feb. 23, 2008

These coupons are just for the blind forum users - and the
coupons are good for
90 days.

Okay here they are:

For $20 off the purchase of the Replay Capture Suite - use
coupon: SUITEBB
For $15 off the purchase of the Replay AV - use coupon: RAVBB
For $10 off the purchase of the Replay Media Catcher - use
coupon: RMCBB
For $10 off the purchase of the Replay Music - use coupon: RMBB

Friday, February 22, 2008

Applian Support Resources on the Web

Ordering and Customer Service

Need help with billing, receiving your order, or returns?

Choose a department below for more information or to contact a
company representative:

How to Make a Software Gift Card
Payment Options
Problem with order
Billing questions
Returns
Lost activation/registration code
Upgrade deals for current customers
Other administrative questions
Other general inquiries

http://www.applian.com/support-ordering.php

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Recover Lost Activation/Registration Codes
Occasionally you may need to erase activation codes from your PC
to reregister a product. Use the Clear Activation Code Utility
for this purpose.

http://www.applian.com/support-codes.php

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Technical Support Form
Create Ticket
Please fill out the form below to create your ticket.

http://www.applian.com/help/index.php?pid=newticket&user=&department=1

Downloading Older Versions of Replay AV 8

All old versions are here:
http://www.applian.com/files

Just append the name of the file you want to download, like
this:
http://www.applian.com/files/RAVSetup840.exe

Thursday, February 21, 2008

At-Large Recorder 2.4

February 19, 2008
At-Large Recorder -2.4
- Fixed bug which caused "Unable to Load the slingboxer.dll"
error message.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Activation/Registration Codes Assistance

Go to this URL to fill out the simple form to retrieve your
missing codes.

http://www.applian.com/support-codes.php

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Replay Music 3.20 & Settings Dialog Box

The Replay Music 3.20 Settings dialog box has been greatly
improved. Doing a control tab or shift control tab within the
settings dialog box will advance or reverse you within a
tab/page property sheet.

With JAWS you can do a insert t keyboard command to hear not
only the title of the dialog box which is "settings" but also
the name of the page property sheet like "input", "proxy",
"output".

Great job by the developer!!!

Thank you.
Petro

Replay Music 3.20

February 12, 2008
Replay Music -3.20
- Improved accessibility. Can now use Ctrl+Tab and
Shift+Ctrl+Tab to navigate through settings.
- Improved stability.
- Improved iTunes and Windows Media Player transfers.
- Added more detail to log entries.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Replay AV in the news

Replay AV is nominated as Best Software for the Blind and
Visually Impaired

San Anselmo, CA- January 28, 2008 - Replay AV was the only
mainstream software nominated in the Best Software category in
the Blind Bargains 2007 Access Awards this week. The other
software nominated in the best software category was
specifically designed for blind users. Although, Replay AV
didn't win the award the program's inclusion in the top four
Best Software category is a testament to the efforts Applian
Technologies has put into making their products accessible to
the blind.
"The fact that a mainstream software product such as Replay AV
was nominated amongst programs specifically for the blind shows
me the commitment to equal access exhibited by Applian
Technologies." Said J.J. Meddaugh, Webmaster for
BlindBargains.com "Other companies should follow their lead and
work to include the blind and visually impaired when producing
and distributing software."

About a year ago a blind forum was established
(http://www.freelists.org/list/blindreplay) to help blind users
understand how to use Replay AV and other Applian Products.
Petro T. Giannakopoulos, the forum's unofficial monitor and avid
computer user, has created regular podcasts
(http://blindreplay.blogspot.com/2008/01/mp3-tutorials-on-replay-av-8.html)
that demonstrate how to use the different features of Replay AV
and other Applian programs like Replay Media Catcher, their
streaming flash video recorder and Replay Music, their streaming
music recorder. Mr. Giannakopoulos also acts as a beta tester
for Applian to test any new product developments or enhancements
to ensure that the programs work well with his screen reader and
offer easy keyboard shortcuts. Additionally, a member of
Applian's staff also monitors the forum to make sure that the
company is staying abreast of any accessibility issues that
their programs might have. Any recommendations from the forum
are immediately relayed back to the developers so they can fix
any accessibility issues that may arrive.

The members of the blind forum predominantly like to use Replay
AV to capture their favorite streaming radio shows. But
interestingly, the blind users also use Replay AV to capture
streaming video – like the playlists you would find on YouTube.
The blind users like to listen to the videos just like they like
to listen to their favorite radio shows.

"Replay AV has brought a lot of enjoyment to my life," said
Petro. "Applian is a great company that really cares about
making their products accessible to the blind user. Bill
Dettering is a fantastic CEO and the overall company is a
fantastic group."

"Our programs have always been about helping people get more
enjoyment out of streaming media," said Bill Dettering. "We are
thrilled that our products have developed a loyal following in
the blind community."

Replay A/V and all other Applian products are available for
download and immediate purchase from the Applian Technologies
web site at http://www.applian.com.

Free demos are available
for all the products. The programs require a PC running
Windows.

About Applian Technologies
Applian Technologies was started by Bill Dettering in 2000 with
the launch of Replay Radio, a program Bill created to combat the
boredom of his long commute down to Silicon Valley every day.
Replay Radio allowed Bill to listen to his favorite radio
programs whenever he wanted. Now, seven years after the launch
of Replay Radio, Applian is recognized as the global leader in
recording software. Other popular Applian products include the
Audio Video Streaming Capture Suite, Replay AV, Replay Media
Catcher, Replay Music, Replay Converter, and Replay Screencast.
Learn more about Applian Technologies and all their products at
http://www.applian.com.

Applian Media Contact
Leslie Bee
Director of Marketing
Applian Technologies
leslie@applian.com
(888)-808-9877 Ext. 4