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Converting the wav files ripped with TPA Reader

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Okay, I'm having a problem. You see, I want to convert the .Wav files in the Stream.TPA to OGG for TCRF wiki since nobody here wants to help because they're "Scared". The problem is, they're not in a viable format audacity can read. I could use some help to convert them into a regular PCM .wav format. If you can tell me of a tool that can do this, that would be great. Thanks.
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Audacity can't? That's odd. I guess it's the APDCM ones, maybe...
Audacity can read and write this format, including ADPCM on all platforms.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual- ... rmats.html

Are you sure? Because I've just tried and opened one without problems, and I'm using Audacity 1.2.6...
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Audacity requires an extra FFmpeg library to open IMA ADPCM. Go to edit>preferences>libraries.

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It tells me "audacity recognizes the format but is unable to import it."
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Then try to upgrade your version, I know that solved my problem once. That's all I can suggest. Or see if your FFmpeg library is the latest version.

That's all I have.

(If all else fails, you can use audacity to record audio as you play them back through TPA Reader)
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I'm not too sure the guys on TCRF would appreciate rips of that quality if I did option 2. They tend to be very nitpicky about the quality of things on their wiki. Like you must submit all screenshots as .PNGs and etc.

btw: http://tcrf.net/Jurassic_Park:_Trespasser Funny thing is, the guy who made this article found my youtube videos and used them on the page. I need to probably upload versions without the music.
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Who wrote that?
There was a cheat to access Third Person mode that was disabled before the final release. However, it was reenabled by BigRed when he made the ATX patch
There was never such a cheat, BigRed just added it (the same way he added the "Matrix Effect", "follow dino" and "laser dot" cheats).
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That was me. My bad.
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About the golf club in IJ. IIRC there is a voiceover in the Script for that. Might fit there. :)
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Yeah I knew about that. Need to figure out how to rip the thing first though first. Well actually, I can rip it, I just need to figure out how to convert it to a format audacity can read.
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Have you try using the TPAHack tool in TresCom's downloads?
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Post by Rebel »

A rather old post, but I'm pretty sure the adpcm decoder on my temp page (see my sig) exports a standard pcm wav. From there, you can import it into any standard sound program. tres' compressed wavs are true oddballs -
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