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

http://applian.com/downloads.php

FLV Player 2

Free FLV Player


The #1 Free Flash Video Player
Play FLV Files on any PC
Zoom to 2x or full screen.
Includes free audio recorder option. (not screen reader friendly
- Petro notes)

Looking for an easy way to play FLV (Flash Video) files
downloaded from YouTube and other video sites? Get the free
Applian FLV Player. It's easy to use, and you can view videos at
1x, 2x or even full screen. Download this fully functional
software for FREE now!
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
Optional video smoothing for fast CPU's.
Small download. Just 2.12 Mb.
No viruses, spyware or adware.
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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.