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Try using s16l in a wave container.

Specific? You are trying to record a stream right? Or did you download the file?

Well in any event in any Open menu there are Advanced options. Click the Stream/Save box and then Settings. This will bring up a menu that should be kinda self explanatory assuming you use what I suggested. If you still have problems I will look for or write a step by step.

BTW VLC is not a CD or DVD writing utility. But most programs like Nero or Roxio will take the wave file(s) and make it into a CD audio disk assuming you tell it to do so.

This was written for people that want just the audio from a video but should still be applicable in your case except you won't need to shut down the video.

You may need the turn off the video in Preferences, Video uncheck the box marked "Enable video" then press "Save and close the player. Don't forget to turn it back on when you are done.

1. From the "File" pull down select the "Open file" menu then select "Browse" from the "Look in:" pull down go to the drive and directory where your file is located then pick the file you want to transcode then in "Advanced options" check the box marked "Stream/Save" and the "Settings" Box will be Highlighted, press it.

Please note: You can also get to the "Open file" menu by right clicking on the player and selecting "Open" and then "Open file".

2. You now have come to the Options Menu called "Stream output". Check the box marked "File" and Browse to where ever you want to save the file you are about to make then select a destination and a file name. Don't forget to specifically give the file name an extension in this case .mp3

3. In the row of boxes marked "Encapsulation method" enter "Raw"

4. In "Transcoding options" check the box marked "audio" and from the pull down select "mp3" then "Bitrate (kb/s)" 128 is rather normal for this type of file and leave the "Channels" 2 setting if the source is stereo. Check the box marked "Play locally" if you want to listen to the file while you transcode it.

Please note: At the top of the screen there is a long white strip that is marked "Destination Target:" When you were entering information this was changing. This is the internal command line for VLC you could have copied and pasted the command that I gave you here and it would have worked provided you changed the destination or just change the Owner and would save the file in "My Music" that is available in your "Start" Menu.

:sout=#transcode{acodec=mp3,ab=128,channels=2}:duplicate{dst=std{access=file,mux=raw,url="C:\Documents and Settings\Owner (this is you)\My Documents\My Music\My.mp3"}}

5. Then press "OK" and on the next screen, Press "OK" and the process will make a compatible mp3 file in the directory you chose.

Yes, I have downloaded a .ram stream (radio broadcast) and want to transfer it on CD.

I tried what you suggested, but no success, maybe I am doing something wrong in setting the right parameters.

I have no idea what a .ram container is or if it's a raw file format.