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Converting Audible (.aa) Files: No Searching Involved
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jangell2
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26. June 2008 @ 16:54 |
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Originally posted by audibler:
I forgot to include my email! It's audible at hush dot com. Pleease, don't spam me... :o)
Originally posted by jangell2:
Originally posted by audibler:
I wanted to point out the huge difference between me and the previous speaker.
Question: who is the previous speaker?
Hey! Did you try rename.pl? It's worth it. I can show you how -- paste here a few file names and for each, how you wish to rename it. I'll show you a command for each transformation...
I waited a couple of days to see if you would answer my question and you didn't. Since I'm the one who has been most outspoken against your scheme, I'm going to assume you were referring to me when you wrote the following:
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I wanted to point out the huge difference between me and the previous speaker. I don't go around BT trackers pirating movies and music and stuff -- he does. I create, he only consumes. I fight DRM because of ethical reasons. He doesn't stand for anything but himself. He steals content off P2P daily, yet here he stands calling my thing stealing. How absurd is that? The reason is he's too envious and pissed off to see, poor angry simpleton...
I have only made comments based on what you have posted here. I have not made accusations made up out of thin air. You don't know me, obviously. I do not use BT to pirate movies, never have. Nor music and stuff. I don't use P2P to steal daily nor weekly nor yearly. You don't know me, you don't know what I do, and yet you spout off these lies.
"You Create?" Yeah, right. You have created a system by which you end up with a copy of a book you did not pay for. I believe when a merchant provides a product of value, they should be compensated for it. In your system, two people end up with the book, and only one of them paid for it. My audible books have been paid for.
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Copyright infringement is something else. Like if you wrote a book and then I would steal and publish it, saying I wrote it. What I was talking about is the electronic equivalent of borrowing a book (and possibly scanning a copy) -- commonplace like 10 years ago. This is the exact same thing, although our corporate lobby-driven "digital millennium governments" would like to have us believe otherwise.
Once again, you prove you don't understand what copyright infringement is. You seem to think that making a xerox copy of a book is legal. It's not. It may have been common for you to do, that doesn't make it legal. BTW, when you did this, did you use your own xerox or were you using your employer's machine, and his supplies, and his paper? This is not borrowing a book either. When a book is borrowed, only one person has it, only one person can read it. The lender of the book cannot read it until it is returned. If you have borrowed a book and make a copy, that is copyright infringement. Just because something is a common practice, does not mean it is legal.
I found the following quotes from two books, "Memoirs of an Invisible Man", and "I Am Legend" in that order.
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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, with the written permission of the Publisher, except where permitted by law.
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All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or portions thereof, in any form.
Clearly, photocopying a book is not legal, it is copyright infringement, but you don't think so.
Please get your facts straight and stop writing your libelous statements.
johnny
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ut1880h
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2. July 2008 @ 13:22 |
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Originally posted by audibler:
Originally posted by ut1880h:
A better batch file renamer is "RenameMaster" - hands down...
But you really don't have a clue, do you. You never used rename.pl and you don't know what regular expressions are. There is literally no limit to how you can transform text using regual expressions. Why? Because regular expressions are a full-featured programming language. What you present here is the compromise I was talking about - you lose practically all the functionality, but get a pretty GUI interface. Rename Master is not even compromise, it so debilitatingly primitive that I can without fear of wrongdoing say: the worse piece of shit is "RenameMaster" - hands down...
I ROFL knowing how absolutely incomprehensible this probably is for you. Rename.pl is a text file, effectively 40 lines long, whereas RenameMaster is a big-assed application with an installer. Yet, rename.pl is limited only by the potential of your mind and RenameMaster can only do a few fixed manipulations somebody else thought of when (wasting time) programming it. :))
Actually, recommending to the general public running a Pearl script from the command line, requiring the rememberence of fairly cumbersome syntax vs. the simple graphical interface of RenameMaster that, among many other features, gives you a nice preview of your changes before committing them reveals the nature of your little act.
For example (from the script code):
To rename all files matching C<*.bak> to strip the extension,
you might say
rename 's/\.bak$//' *.bak
To translate uppercase names to lower, you'd use
rename 'y/A-Z/a-z/' *
I'm sure the average Joe is really going to love and appreciate having to screw with that kind of primitive syntactic crap for their every rename task! In case you haven't noticed, most PC users really don't want to have to fk with command-line syntax - duhhh. Otherwise, we'd still all be running DOS.
As far as RenameMaster being a "big-assed application with an installer" as you put it, first of all there's no installer. (Hmmm... Speaking of not even trying the app...) Secondly, the application is only 1 Mb with no dlls or other files except a 2Kb .ini file that it creates! You just double click the exe or create a shortcut to it. Real complicated! Size-wise, 1 Mb hardly qualifies as "big-assed application" unless you're still trying to run a 286 (which wouldn't surprise me). All this seems to indicate that you're just another jabber-mouth with nothing better to do than show your ass on web forums.
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dave562
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20. July 2008 @ 19:16 |
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Thank You LinkVoid,
I have been looking for about a year to find a quick and easy way to convert my .aa files to wma so I can play them on my Zune. I tried them all. dbpoweramp, graphedit, notecable etc. TuneBite was the easiest but only converts at real time and requires iTunes...which I don't care for. A 10 hour book took 10 hours to convert. Yeack!
I FINALLY stumbled across your post and download the kit.
IT works Great. Vista Home Premium SP3, Media Player 11, ADM 6.5.0.3. I now convert a 10 hour book in less than 5 min. You have made it so simple.
Of course, now that Microsoft has bought Audible and Amazon it might be a moot point. As of the end of the year they say .aa files will play on Zune. But I would much rather have a converted file that can play n virtually ANY player.
Thank you soooooo much. You're the greatest.
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bratcher
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21. July 2008 @ 02:02 |
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I didn't know that Microsoft bought Audible & Amazon....
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jangell2
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21. July 2008 @ 11:27 |
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Actually, I think Amazon bought Audible. I don't believe Microsoft is involved with either.
Amazon Buys Audible
johnny
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dave562
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21. July 2008 @ 15:27 |
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You guys are right. I double checked and I was wrong. Microsoft did not buy Audible or AMazon. Sorry about that. It's hard to tell what is true or false that I read out there on the internet. My sincerest apologies.
From what I can tell Amazon did indeed buy Audible. Microsoft has entered into a partnership with Audible/Amazon and will produce a Zune codec for there .aa format to play on the Zune.
Sorry for the confusion.
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jadoglio
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3. August 2008 @ 12:38 |
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Does anyone know what file the Audible Media Converter installs and where it pus them? I could really use the locations. I am having trouble installing it and I think it is realted to a file or folder with the wrong pernissions et and I need th change them.
Thanks
JADO
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wiggum55
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1. November 2008 @ 03:35 |
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Originally posted by ut1880h:
Hi,
I always have used Goldwave ver. 5.08. It's fast and allows very quick file splitting and re-naming. I haven't bothered to go to any later version since this one performs so marvelously. After mistakenly upgrading the Audible Manager and losing Goldwave's ability to open the .aa files, I tried several methods for restoring the capability. I tried an older Audible Media Player Filter but for some reason it wouldn't work. Probably not the same filter version as provided in linkvoids kit. I ended up finding an old version of Audible Manager (v. 3.5). I just un-installed the new version of AM and installed the old 3.5 version. I guess, all that was doing was probably overwriting the new Media Player filter with an older one. Not sure. Anyways, that worked fine. I hadn't come across linkvoid's kit or I would've tried it out. I have downloaded it and may just upgrade AM and GW and see how his (or her?) MP filter works. I can always go back to GW 5.08 and AM 3.5. It's easy!
BTW - I posted a thread at http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_jump.cfm/103313/3786317 that contains a link to my torrent for a package I put together and made available at the Pirates Bay. If you don't know how to use bit torrents or what that's all about, I guess, if you ask, I can explain the ease, wonders, and dangers, of the torrent world. Anyway, the package (or kit) contains Goldwave 5.08 (the same as I've used for years to convert between many formats - not just .aa), Audible Manager 3.5 (tried and true), and two very powerful batch file editing utilities; RenameMaster 2.7.6 (the latest) and Tag&ReName 3.4 (almost the latest). Tag&ReName is the best ID3 tag editor that I've tried. With it, you can easily make audio book mp3 files behave quite well in any mp3 player. RenameMaster is much better at changing file names enmasse than Tag&reName (or, for that matter, any other renaming programs I've come across) with a very user-friendly interface coupled with an extremely powerful name editing and previewing capability. These two programs together make mp3 file organization and tagging a cinch.
So, if you have any unresolvable trouble with linkvoid's kit, just get all or whatever you want from my download. For convenience, here's two links to it:
http://torrents.thepiratebay.org/4014988...988.TPB.torrent
or
http://isohunt.com/download/33639292/audible
If you need a great bit torrent client, get uTorrent (its free) - http://www.utorrent.com/download.php
If you have any questions just post them here or the other post or email me: ut1880h@operamail.com I'll do my best to be responsive (for a while, anyway).
ut
I joined this forum just to post here, just to say THANKYOU to this poster (and everyone else) who helped me to overcome my problems in liberating my large Audible library from the .aa DRM.
As I type this GoldWave 5.08 is running through a BATCH MODE process happily saving all my .aa files as MP3's :-)
I'm running Vista Premium 32bit and I used the process in the above quoted post. I tried the one in the OP post, but that version of Goldwave would not open the files for me. I uninstalled that version and went with the "kit" that ut1880h posted.
I'm lucky in that this desktop PC is not my main PC, so I have my Audible account linked into my Dell laptop with iTunes and the current Audible download manager that I use to manage my iPods/iPhone and handle the communication with Audible to purchase and download books.
Leaving me free to leave these old versions on this PC to handle the .aa DRM removal process. I would recommend this 2-PC system to anyone who wants a simple system of managing this process.
Thanks again to those who blazed the trail...
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wiggum55
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3. May 2009 @ 03:50 |
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Anyone got any ideas about how to convert the new Audible Enhanced (.aax) file type to MP3.
I've tested the tried-and-true method described above but the GoldWave 5.08/Audible Manger 3.5 combo doesn't recognise the files.
Understanably I suppose seeing as how version 3.5 of the file manager wouldn't know anything about the new audible file format.
Any ideas... ?
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jangell2
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3. May 2009 @ 13:06 |
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Originally posted by wiggum55:
Anyone got any ideas about how to convert the new Audible Enhanced (.aax) file type to MP3.
I've tested the tried-and-true method described above but the GoldWave 5.08/Audible Manger 3.5 combo doesn't recognise the files.
Understanably I suppose seeing as how version 3.5 of the file manager wouldn't know anything about the new audible file format.
Any ideas... ?
I noticed the new enhanced format and have avoided it asssuming that it would cause problems for the current conversion process. Since the enhanced files are optional, the first question to ask is the new enhanced format appreciably better in audio quality?
johnny
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ChrisSaw
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4. May 2009 @ 00:38 |
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Originally posted by jangell2:
the first question to ask is the new enhanced format appreciably better in audio quality?
Probably 64kbps, based only on the filesize being twice what the 32kbps Type 4 AA files are. (One of the books in my library is listed at 131 MB in Type 4, and 262 MB in Enhanced.)
I too am avoiding installing the new manager for the time being, since I really don't want to lose the convenience of running new acquisitions through Goldwave to get files playable everywhere. But the Type 4 files are so poor ("CD Quality" my rear!) that anything would be an improvement, so suggestions for converting these AAX files to WAV/MP3 would be greatly appreciated.
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jadoglio
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4. May 2009 @ 10:30 |
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Has anyone tried MelodyCan this software claims it can convert AA files.
JADO
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jangell2
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12. May 2009 @ 19:52 |
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I'm trying to download some audible books today. I've got Audible Manager 3.5 from linkvoid's kit and I'm getting the message: "Error setting Registry Key, Please call Customer Service. Error 118."
So have they now changed it so I have to install the current Audible Manager? If I do, after downloading, then installing the audible media player filter from the kit, will Goldwave convert the .aa to .mp3?
Except for the current Audible Manager, everything is coming out of linkvoid's kit.
I'm wondering, do I need to uninstall the audible media filter from the kit before installing Audible Manager? It's been a while since I've done this and I forget.
johnny
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ChrisSaw
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31. August 2009 @ 17:23 |
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Any updated information on converting the "new" AAX files to WAV or MP3?
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jjjerm
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27. October 2009 @ 12:56 |
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Hi, has anyone had any success converting the new audible files?
I purchased (legitimately) a copy of DRMBuster, and it will convert them a good percentage of the time (not consistently though) but the sound quality is not good at all, I hear little ticks and spots in it that aren't right.
I would be very interested if anyone knows of a simpler way to convert not only the new audible format but the old one...I'd ideally like to have a "1 computer solution" to convert these, but I'll do what I have to do. Any advice from the professionals?
Smell that? That's the sweet smell of archiving success.
Smell's like...victory.
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skinnyzhi
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18. November 2009 @ 14:55 |
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I'm having trouble stripping the DRM from the AA files.
I downloaded your Audibler.exe.
I go to my library, right-click on the orange download it button, and click Copy Shortcut. I get this:
javascript:downloadThis("enaudiomsgBK_NAXO_000434a","hiddenTitleBK_NAXO_000434a","http://cdl.audible.com/cgi-bin/aw_dhelper.pl?user_id=inatetucker&product_id=BK_NAXO_000434a&domain=www.audible.com&order_number=AUD02345254352&title=","&size=234567&DownloadType=Now&transfer_player=1&codec=","","","MSIE","optBK_NAXO_000434a", "downloadStatusBK_NAXO_000434a","statusBK_NAXO_000434a", "downloadItBK_NAXO_000434a","AAX");
I put this URL in your Audibler.exe, and then i click Translate and Start. I get a page with this error:
File Assembly Error: product ID was not provided
http://cdl.audible.com/cgi-bin/aw_assemb...id=&codec=mp332
My username is: inatetucker
Any ideas what i'm doing wrong?
I realize you're not tech-support. If you don't have time for this, I understand. Thanks for fighting against DRM.
if you want to send a direct reply, my addr. is edited by ddp without all those spaces...
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Mez
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19. November 2009 @ 08:48 |
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I feel like a broken record...
They keep changing the aa protection scheams and each venror has there own which they tend to update routinely. If you have a copy buster it may not work for everything. You will have to wait for a new version (if any comes out) for your app or buy a new copy buster or use audio capture. Audio capture always works even though that is the least desireable. It is slow since you have to play the file and it must be done in real time.
For the last few years, every month some one freeks out that their copy buster doesn't work for every thing. This is normal and will continue to happen every month. Get over it! It is smart to trade information but to act surprised that your process doesn't work any more gets old.
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sadievan
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28. April 2011 @ 15:19 |
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Does anyone have a copy of Audible Manager 5.5.0.3 available or know where I can get one. Cannot find any on the web.
Carol
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Avmagnet
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17. July 2011 @ 16:42 |
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