Re: [linux-minidisc] Sonicstage will only convert select uploaded files to wav

[Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de>]

Hi Jan,

On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 03:12:08PM +0100, Jan Olav Stangeland wrote:
> Just to check that I have understood your post correctly:
> When a track is imported from a MD/HiMD with SonicStage, an entry is made
> in a procfile. However, when you import a track from disc, e.g. a track
> that has been uploaded with QHiMDTransfer, no entry is made in a procfile.
> Tracks that do not have an entry in a procfile cannot be
> transferred/converted. So, in effect SonicStage cannot be used to convert
> tracks that have been uploaded with QHiMDTransfer?
> 

Seems so. I think the procfile Thomas mentioned is stored in:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sony Shared\OpenMG

but I'm not sure as I cannot find these files on my clean installation
of SonicStage (no tracks transfered so far). You should, btw, always
back up this folder because it also contains the keys required to
decrypt any encrypted tracks within SonicStage. There is actually
program code which can decrypt .oma-files with the help of the
contents in the OpenMG folder. I can send it to you in another mail if
you want.

> 
> As samples (requested earlier in the thread - so I include them anyway), I
> have made 5 recordings (of background noise, (you should hear a clock
> ticking)) in Hi-LP with a MZ-RH1. Track no. 5 has been divided (T-Mark)
> using the MZ-RH1 into track 5 and 6. The recordings were made using a
> Hi-MD disc formatted from SonicStage. The tracks were uploaded with
> QHiMDTransfer.
> 

That's great. It's nice to have some samples to be able to test the
ATRAC3+ decoder once it's there. I think, we should collect these
samples on our website if you agree.

> > If you want to convert oma files to wav you can use MarCNet´s HiMD
> > Renderer
> > instead.
> >
> 
> Thank you very much - the samples convert just fine using HiMDRenderer.

HiMDRenderer uses the SonicStage-supplied libraries and decoders,
btw. So you will always have to have SonicStage installed if you want
to use HiMDRenderer.

Adrian