Extracting and Converting snd resources

[Louis Klaassen]

Unfortunately its not possible for me to convert the sounds myself and  
distribute them with my app, and I also can't distribute a converter  
(unless it is free) with my app. The app is a patcher/porter that will  
use the users copy of an old classic game and port it to OS X, so I  
can't charge for it or distribute any original game media.

So I'm looking for a code solution or perhaps a small open source or  
free 3rd party tool that I can use to do the conversion - preferably  
guiless.


On 18/07/2008, at 1:04:43 AM, Andy Lee wrote:

> On Jul 17, 2008, at 10:43 AM, louisk2 at gmail.com wrote:
>> I have an old hypercard stack with around 200 'snd ' resources  
>> inside. I'm trying to extract them all into individual aiff files  
>> (mp3 or wav will also do). I am able to get a handle on each 'snd '  
>> resource using the Carbon Resource Manager in NSData or Handle,  
>> however I am stuck as to how to convert them to another format.  
>> Quicktime doesn't support snd and I can't find any command line  
>> utilities to do any conversion. Any ideas?
>
> Have a look at AudialHub, from the makers of the excellent VisualHub:
>
> <http://www.techspansion.com/audialhub/>
>
> You can drag the files into the AudialHub window, pick your output  
> format, and go.  It's a commercial product, but in unlicensed mode  
> it will convert up to a minute of each file.  If your sounds are  
> mostly beeps and boops this should be okay.  I used it to convert  
> and trim a 3-second sound file for a web site I'm working on.
>
> --Andy
>
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