Microsoft Media Services( MMS )

The MMS protocol is designed specifically for serving multimedia presentations. Although it is not standards-based, you can use it to broadcast live or on-demand Windows Media clips to Windows Media Player. MMS uses TCP for player control messages, and UDP for video and audio data. MMS can also use TCP to deliver data, but this is not recommended.

MMS (Microsoft Windows Media) uses port 1755, when this port is used it makes the traffic faster because it is using pure MMS technology and has no HTTP overhead. MMS also works on port 80 but is slower because it is using http pragma command extensions. MMS uses Windows Media Player client to access steaming media resources. MMS is the ‘carrier’ of ASF (Advanced Streaming Format) Microsoft’s ® propriety streaming protocol. Its prime use is to carry live or pre-recorded multi media broadcasts, archived videos, sound tracks and live shows over the internet. MMS operates on top of UDP or TCP transport protocols, they are transport/network level, where as MMS exists and operates at the application level.

MMS Player - Windows Media Player

MMS Audio Recorder - ASX to MP3 Converter

• Convert Windows Media files(WMA, WMV, ASF, ASX, WVX) to MP3
• Extract audio from WMV and ASF media files
• Allow to edit and preserve audio file's tag information(Artist, Title, Comment, Year and Album)
• More features...

MMS Audio Recorder - Mini-stream Ripper

• Record live online radio streams like Windows Media, Real Audio, Winamp Shoutcast.
• Save streams as RM, MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG or FLAC audio files.
• Split and name songs by stream's title automatically.
• Free drag and drop features
  
• More Features...

MMS Video Downloader/Recorder - WM Downloader

• Records both video and audio streams (Windows Audio, Windows Video, Windows Media,:  ASF, . WMA, .WMV and .ASX)
• Captures SHOUTcast streams (pls, http, m3u)
• A schedule, which allow you to record online streaming music at any time
• More Features...

How to download/save/capture/record/rip MMS audio stream

You can select one of the aboving products to record mms audio stream. Here we give an example of Mini-stream Ripper.

1. Open Mini-stream ripper.
2. Click on the Load button on the left of MSR's screen to open the URL Loading screen. In the "Open Location" box that opens, type in: "mms://69.3.31.228/c16_14-15.wma". Then click 'ok', MSR will load the stream for you.

1. If you want to record the stream which Windows Media Player is playing, single right-click the "Now Playing List" file on the Windows Media Player interface. Choose "Properties", Copy "mms://69.3.31.228/c16_14-15.wma" in the Properties Box. Paste the address "mms://69.3.31.228/c16_14-15.wma" in the MSR's loading url box. Then click 'ok', MSR will load the stream for you.

1. If the stream has been sucessfully loaded, you'll get the message "Please press 'Start' to start ripping". If not, you'll get an error message.
2. Click on the Start button on the right of Mini-stream Ripper's screen to start ripping.