Converting TAP files to T64, PRG, or D64

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Converting TAP files to T64, PRG, or D64

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The subject line says it all: I can't seem to figure out how to convert TAP images into some other format. Strip the files on the TAP to PRG files, convert it to a T64 file, D64 or some other format that I can use with 64HDD, Star Commander, 64Copy, etc. It doesn't matter. Anything is better than TAP.

I don't understand why so much stuff online is in TAP format, anyway. VICE is the only program I know of that can read them.
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Post by Schema »

TAPs are the most annoying format ever.

The only program that can attempt to extract .prgs from TAPs is FinalTAP, I started a thread on it a while ago:

http://sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/bul ... .php?t=426
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Re: Converting TAP files to T64, PRG, or D64

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Alan wrote:I don't understand why so much stuff online is in TAP format.
In most cases the reason is that the game is protected and thus you cannot simple copy from a tape to a Floppy, you must modify the program before (Take a look to my previous posts about).
If a game is not protected you may use Vice to load the program from Tap Image and save it to a D64/D81/T64 image.
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Post by Boray »

I think it would be cool if you in Vice could save a snapshot loadable on a real vic-20. Just like The final cartridge on the c64...

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Post by Alan »

Schema wrote:The only program that can attempt to extract .prgs from TAPs is FinalTAP, I started a thread on it a while ago:

http://sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/bul ... .php?t=426
Thanks! I've noodled with it for a few minutes, without success. If I can't figure anything out, I know who to ask :)
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Post by Schema »

Actually "FungusN0S" on #c64friends is working on a VIC-20 specific version. Apparently there's a slight difference in the TAP formats.
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Post by Alan »

Schema wrote:Actually "FungusN0S" on #c64friends is working on a VIC-20 specific version. Apparently there's a slight difference in the TAP formats.
That would be great! I hope you (or he) will keep us posted on that.
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Post by carlsson »

The difference would be timing pulses. I had a conversion with Fabrizio (WAV-PRG and Audiotap) some year ago about adding switches to the GUI to select computer model. The code appears to support it, but the changes to the GUI never quite materialized.
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Post by formater »

Some one know how transfer files SEQ from TAP to t64 format.

I transfer without problem this files from TAP to D64 via VICE with a basic program to read the file from tape and save to disk, but I dont know how trasfer this file to t64 (from TAP or D64)
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Post by bokvamme »

FinalTAP is OLD.
tapclean is the tool you want to use.
It also support vic20.

I'll make a new release today (v0.22).
Look for it on sourceforge.net

btw: The reason we dump/store vic20 tapes in .tap is because it's the only format that preserve what's on the tape. It's possible to write a tap back to a tape.
vic20tapes.org - preservation of vic20 tapes.
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Post by bokvamme »

formater wrote:Some one know how transfer files SEQ from TAP to t64 format.
Tapclean support SEQ files, but I've not tried to convert a SEQ file to prg yet.
vic20tapes.org - preservation of vic20 tapes.
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TapClean v0.22

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vic20tapes.org - preservation of vic20 tapes.
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Post by bokvamme »

We will make a v0.23 soon with better vic20 support.
You may have trouble reading some taps as the pulses used on vic20 tapes are different from the c64 pulses.
vic20tapes.org - preservation of vic20 tapes.
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TapClean v0.22

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TAPClean v0.22 is now officially released at SourceForge.net
It's got the linux, and windows binary + the source code.
TAPClean v0.23 is in development.
vic20tapes.org - preservation of vic20 tapes.
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Post by CrAlt »

Sorry to highjack...

but is there any way to convert .tap files for the vic to .wav (or any other audio format) on a OSX machine or x86 linux?
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