File Compression
notveryawesome:
You can also change the quality-level of an MP3 file. If it's saved as CD quality, you can re-save it as radio quality, without affecting the sound much. I think you can do this through any standard media-player software.
Rose Outlaw:
Quote from: notveryawesome on 2007 June 13, 13:45:14
If it's saved as CD quality, you can re-save it as radio quality, without affecting the sound much.
Sorry to disagree, I think you notice the difference pretty well, at least in terms of music. Speaking in kb/s, 128 kb/s should be the absolute minimum unless it will be played on crappy devices with poor earphones/speakers.
If it's only audio like a plain audio book, podcast or play, lower rates are acceptable.
Gwill:
How much quality an audio file needs depends entirely on what kind of sound it is, and what you want it for.
If it's music, and music you want to hear again and again, I agree 128 kb/s is the minimum. If it's plain speech and you just need to hear what's being said, you can go much lower. If you go too low it will sound like it's being read by Stephen Hawkins over a continental phone line, but it can still do the job.
SimsDiva:
Quote from: Rose Outlaw on 2007 June 13, 14:02:33
Quote from: notveryawesome on 2007 June 13, 13:45:14
If it's saved as CD quality, you can re-save it as radio quality, without affecting the sound much.
Sorry to disagree, I think you notice the difference pretty well, at least in terms of music. Speaking in kb/s, 128 kb/s should be the absolute minimum unless it will be played on crappy devices with poor earphones/speakers.
If it's only audio like a plain audio book, podcast or play, lower rates are acceptable.
It's an interview, no music.
That was my original suggestion to her, when I helped her figure out how to go about saving it as an mp3. The lowest setting on her WMP was 128 Kbps, and she didn't seem too keen on downloading Real Player. I'm still trying to talk her into doing that. It would be a lot less trouble for her to just do that, in the end. Not to mention, it would be a quicker download for everyone if the size got whacked pretty good.
Rose Outlaw:
Stupid WMP, stupid Real Player... talk your friend into getting CDex or something alike. ;)
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