Originally Posted By: MarioD
I think the problem is terminology. I can convert water into ice. I can extract water from a grape. But I can't convert ice into a grape. Likewise you can not convert video into audio using Realplayer. You can convert a video file into another type of video file, say wav to MP4.

Hi Mario, if you are implying that my terminology is wrong I have to disagree. I also disagree if you are implying that Mike was making the distinction between convert and extract. I have read his posts carefully and as of the time of this writing he has made no such distinction.

If he had made this distinction, I would have replied with what is below and this conversation would have taken a much different path.

OK, I’ll meet you part way on this. If you can convince my 3 quoted sources to use “extract” instead of “convert”, then I will concede and use “extract”. On 2nd thought, I’ll compromise even more. You can forget about Wikipedia and the AI bot and focus on the app developer RealNetworks. I believe they are based in Seattle 1-206-674-2700. I’m sure they will understand ice cubes and grapes smile But when you contact them to request your terminology change they may very well tell you this:

We appreciate your inputs, however the engineers and programmers of our award-winning RealPlayer software have stated that a proprietary, state-of-the-art algorithmic conversion code is used to convert video files to audio files. Therefore, our management team has carefully and deliberately chosen to use the terms “convert” and “converting” in our marketing, public relations and user documentation materials because it most accurately represents what is being executed by the program.

Like I say, if you or anyone can convince RealNetworks to “see the folly of their ways” then I’ll adopt what they say. Until then I have to hitch my vocabulary wagon to the RealNetworks tractor . . . after all, it is they who are the experts on this matter.

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