Hi Chuck. I have rp8 for unix from the real.com website installed and for codecs from the mplayer site I am using all-20040704.tat.bz2. I have mplayer version 1.0pre4. I hadn't actually tried this with a .ram file till just now. It works, but the trick is to use the -playlist switch. Hth. -- Cheryl "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."