DRM Protected WMA Files
Windows Media Audio (WMA) is the most common codec of the four WMA codecs. Colloquial usage of the term WMA, especially in marketing materials and device specifications, usually refers to this codec only. The first version of the codec released in 1999 is regarded as WMA
WMA is one of the most popular audio codecs. Certified PlaysForSure devices, as well as a large number of uncertified devices, ranging from portable hand-held music players to set-top DVD players, support the playback of WMA files. Most PlaysForSure-certified online stores distribute content using this codec only.
Later versions of WMA Pro introduced low-bit rate encoding, low-delay audio, frequency interpolation mode, and an expanded range of sampling rate and bit-depth encoding options. A WMA 10 Pro file compressed with frequency interpolation mode comprises a WMA 9 Pro track encoded at half the original sampling rate, which is then restored using a new compression algorithm.
Converting DRM Protected WMA Files with NoteBurner
NoteBurner DRM Converter is a program that can be used to convert DRM protected WMA to MP3, DRM protected M4P to MP3, DRM protected M4B to MP3, as well all types of DRM-free audio files to MP3, WMA and WAV formats. It operates a little differently than the other products we reviewed because it is a virtual CD burner. It must be used in conjunction with a media player that can burn CDs because it makes the media player “burn” the song as a file on the hard drive instead of onto a real CD.
NoteBurner Protected WMA to MP3 Audio Converter is well known for its magic fast converting speed and its capability of converting DRM WMA protected audio files to MP3, WMA and WAV, especially convert M4P to MP3.
Youc can now free download NoteBurner Audio Converter to convert DRM protected music to MP3, DRM protected WMA to MP3, M4P to MP3, or M4B to MP3. With the program, you can also convert all types of DRM-free audio files to MP3, WMA and WAV at fast speed.
Since NoteBurner DRM Protected WMA to MP3 Audio Converter uses virtual burning technology, media player like iTunes, Windows Media Player or Real Player, or audio editing program like Adobe Audition, is required to co-work with the program to complete the converting.
"In the field of digital rights Management (DRM) and technological protection measures (TPM), CPTech has focused mostly on elements of the global policy landscape. We are examining a fundamental question: should we, and more importantly, can we, effectively regulate TPM/DRM technologies in order to ensure that the public interest in access to knowledge goods is protected? And how might that regulation be undertaken in a world of global movement of knowledge goods?
We have not focus on the effects, justification or acceptability of TPM/DRM systems but on the issues raised by the requirement for providing legal protection to both TPM and DRM systems. While we recognize that they are different—a DRM is a way a “contract” or a license and a TPM an enforcement of the contract and every DRM includes permission for access and use but not always a TPM--- public policies regarding their protection are related.
Our intent is to propose possible alternatives to the current strategies and policies regarding the legal protection of TPM/DRMs." (Quoted from Manon Ress's blog)
Ease of Use: NoteBurner is a little more complicated to use because it requires a second program to convert files. The NoteBurner interface is only used to view converted files and customize settings for the conversion. Everything else is done in the media player you use to burn to NoteBurner's virtual drive. The process is not complicated, especially when you have customized the settings you want, but it can still be bothersome to switch back and forth between two programs. Noteburner does have an exceptionally easy way to update or transfer audio tags, via a drag and drop system that trumped all the other tag interfaces we saw.
