How to move voice memo to laptop

[Benjamin Natelson]

Actually I came up with a way myself when I never got an answer from this blog. I just directly plugged the TREO into my laptop and then recorded the audio input as an MP3 file. Seemed to work just fine but I do appreciate your answer and suggestions which I will try too.

bn

Originally Posted by stephisto

Hi there,

I found a way to export VoiceMemo files (from my Treo 680) to MP3.

Here's what you need: (freeware; find it via Google)
- Clie Picture Converter (yes yes)
- Mobile Media Converter

1) Go to following folder on your PC:
C:\Program Files\palmOne\{name of your palm}\Backup

You'll find files like 5-3-08-15-082_Vpad.pdb

these are the VoicePad files;

2) copy the files you need to a new folder which I'll call C:/Test

3) Open Clie Picture Converter, and drag the files from C:/Test to it.
New files with .JPG extension will appear in your folder.

4) Rename these JPG files to .AMR files.

5) use Mobile Media Converter to convert the .AMR files to .MP3 files

6) Lay back, smile, and enjoy the rest of your day.

Stephane

[jamiec]

Originally Posted by stephisto

Hi there,

I found a way to export VoiceMemo files (from my Treo 680) to MP3.

Here's what you need: (freeware; find it via Google)
- Clie Picture Converter (yes yes)
- Mobile Media Converter

1) Go to following folder on your PC:
C:\Program Files\palmOne\{name of your palm}\Backup

You'll find files like 5-3-08-15-082_Vpad.pdb

these are the VoicePad files;

2) copy the files you need to a new folder which I'll call C:/Test

3) Open Clie Picture Converter, and drag the files from C:/Test to it.
New files with .JPG extension will appear in your folder.

4) Rename these JPG files to .AMR files.

5) use Mobile Media Converter to convert the .AMR files to .MP3 files

6) Lay back, smile, and enjoy the rest of your day.

Stephane

If this doesn't work for you (for instance, if you have a Centro), it's probably because your sound files are stored as .qcp rather than .amr.

To convert these files to WAV, follow steps 1-3 above, but then change the file extension from .jpg to .qcp (or if you've already set up the .amr files this way, just change the .amr to .qcp).

Then download the free Qualcomm PureVoice application:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multime...ureVoice.shtml

Here's the process you have to follow to export a WAV file from a .qcp in the PureVoice app:
1. Open the .qcp (double-clicking should automatically open it in the app)
2. Press the stop button if the .qcp is playing (otherwise the convert option will be dimmed)
3. Select file -> convert to convert it to a WAV
4. THEN Save As... (the file will now automatically save as a WAV)

You have to do this one file at a time, but the conversion process is quick and the steps above go even quicker if you use the key commands: F7, then shift-alt-C, then ctrl-S.

[tslugmo]

jamiec, you're awesome, thanks for posting the steps, and following up with the .qcp solution. Couldn't find the answer anywhere else, and certainly wouldn't have stumbled across the correct steps on my own. This was a lifesaver for a law case. I only registered here to thank you.

Thanks again,
tslugmo

[sam trigger]

Hi Stephane,
The converter files are not free that I find to use.
Do you have an url that is directly to the free download and no fees to register or activate?
Thanks much for your help.

regards,
Sam Trigger

[Joao Brito]

I've just bought a Centro and I love to take voice notes, which I like to keep. I was pretty disappointed that I couldn't have Centro voice memos in my desktop, then I found your solution. However strange (the extension created by clie picture converter is jpg, so I had to change the extension to amr, as told), your solution worked great and saved me some bucks. To convert from amr to mp3 (or wav or whatever), I suggest Format Factory (http://www.formatoz.com/), a superb media converter, donationware. I've tried Call Rec in my Centro, it works great and records calls too, but i don't need it, so i'll stick with the conversion (free) way.