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Unread 18 Nov 2003, 14:49   #1
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wma - mp3

Anyone know of any good programs which will let me convert my wma files to mp3 format all in one go????????
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No "good" program would allow such a heinous crime.
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Re: wma - mp3

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No "good" program would allow such a heinous crime.
why on earth would any man prefer wma over mp3
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Re: wma - mp3

Smaller file sizes for higher quality.

Apparently.

Though DRM++
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Re: wma - mp3

The best way to do this is for you to decode the wma into wav and then encode the wavs into mp3s

this is because you're converting one lossy format into another lossy format.
Doing it my way will reduce the amount of quality loss you will get.
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Re: wma - mp3

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/

if you cant be bothered with doing it my way

eg wma decoded into wav then encoded into mp3
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Re: wma - mp3

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The best way to do this is for you to decode the wma into wav and then encode the wavs into mp3s

this is because you're converting one lossy format into another lossy format.
Doing it my way will reduce the amount of quality loss you will get.
Erm....???

Manually decoding the files before reencoding will do nothing.
The reencoder will have to follow the process

WMA -> PCM -> MP3

So the amount of loss will be the exact same.

What he wants to do is re-rip the CD's (I assume you have the original cd's for the audio you have, otherwise naughty naughty!) and encode them at that stage into the desired format.
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Re: wma - mp3

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Erm....???
The process does reduce quality
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Re: wma - mp3

Converting

WMA->MP3

is no worse than

WMA->WAV
WAV->MP3

THEY ARE THE SAME THING.
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Re: wma - mp3

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Converting

WMA->MP3

is no worse than

WMA->WAV
WAV->MP3

THEY ARE THE SAME THING.
The process that the various encoders/decoders use are ofc different.

The WMA-> mp3 one is more lossy than the WMA -> WAV one


even with extra process (WAV -> MP3)

the overall result is still better quality, simply because of the processes it has been through.

the WMA -> MP3 is a horrendous process
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Converting

WMA->MP3

is no worse than

WMA->WAV
WAV->MP3

THEY ARE THE SAME THING.
That's only true if there's no loss associated with WMA -> MP3 directly; since they are different methods of encoding, I'd say that there's a likelihood that most programs will cut corners and be prepared to make a few losses in return for a much faster process.
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Re: wma - mp3

Ok, the thing people don't seem to understand here is that a WAV file is just PCM data. That is raw sample data. I.e a 48khz WAV file is 48000 samples (96000 bytes) without encoding.

This is the data that is used (albeit in a slightly more complicated way than I am explaining here) and sent directly to the DAC on your soundcard.

So now here's the hard part.....when you play a MP3 / WMA they are decoded into PCM data to be played by your DAC (soundcard). Following me on this ok?

As the MP3 and WMA file formats are NOT interchangable, the way a reencoder will work, is by decoding the original format to PCM (the base unencoded sample data, which is the same as a uncompressed WAV) and then using that data to encode to the new format.

So hopefully now you see, by converting the base compressed type to WAV to begin with, you are simply taking a step the reencoder would use and making it longer.
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