Can iTune convert MPEG audio stream files?

For my iMovie projects I sometimes need Sound Effects. They can be downloaded for free from the Internet, however the audio files are in the "MPEG audio stream" format. I can listen to them, but iMovie will not accept them. Can they be converted to file recognizable by iMovie?
Frank

You cannot convert streams, because you're not actually downloading an audio file, but only the link to it.
There are 3 audio capture applications known to me, which can be used to record the streams and add the recordings to iTunes.
Audio Hijack and Audi Hijack Pro can be found here and Wiretap Pro here.
Hope this helps.
M
17' iMac 800 MHz, 768 MB RAM, 200 GB HD, DL burner Mac OS X (10.4.8) iTunes 7.0.2

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