In many cases, web pages do not link directly to a RealAudio file. Instead they link to a .ram (Real Audio Metadata) or SMIL file. This is a small text file containing a link to the audio stream.

SMIL, the Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language, is a W3C Recommended XML markup language for describing multimedia presentations. It defines markup for timing, layout, animations, visual transitions, and media embedding, among other things.

SMIL is used for are to create slide-show presentations and the SMIL technology has the ability to display multiple file types like text, video, and audio.

How to download/save/record ram,smil,smi.rmp mate files

1.Click "Add" button and open "add URL to download" window

2.Input URL into "URL" editbox

3.Select "General File Download" from "Streams" drop-down list.

4.Select the "Download all links in streaming media script files"

5.Press "OK" button, HiDownload add the URL to list and download it.

6.After HiDownload finished the ram/smil/smi/rpm file, it will extract the all links from ram/smil/smi/rpm file, then download immediately the first URL.