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08-04-2008
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| | CD ripping? I posted this question in the general section before I noticed there was a section for music. I received a less than stellar reply, so I though I would try the same question here. I want to rip dozen's of CD's to a file format with the best quality and least amount of hard disk space taken up. Which should I choose, mp3 (128 kbps), wma (128 kbps) or wma pro at (128 kbps)? Any help would greatly be appreciated along with an explanation as to why a certain choice would be better than the other. Thanks in advance. |
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08-04-2008
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| | RE: CD ripping? Hi Mark, I rip at 128 kbps in wma format for my two pocket size "mp3" players. 128 kbps is fine for mp3 players. I choose wma format in case I want to use the music in a Windows application such as windows movie maker or windows dvd maker/slide show. Wma format always works in these Windows applications. Recently I had trouble using mp3 format in WMM and Wdvdmaker because of a codec conflict from a 3rd party application. Until poster Zach had helped me clear up that problem I used wma audio files as a workaround. The final decision is yours. Try ripping at a few different rates and formats and decide which format sounds best to you. -- oscar  ....Right click is your good friend... "Mark Bohlsen" wrote: Quote: > I posted this question in the general section before I noticed there was a > section for music. I received a less than stellar reply, so I though I would > try the same question here. > > I want to rip dozen's of CD's to a file format with the best quality and > least amount of hard disk space taken up. Which should I choose, mp3 > (128 kbps), wma (128 kbps) or wma pro at (128 kbps)? Any help would greatly > be appreciated along with an explanation as to why a certain choice would be > better than the other. Thanks in advance. > |
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08-05-2008
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| | RE: CD ripping? Thank you for the reply. I ripped all my cd's with wma 128 and most sound pretty good. I found this link, but for the life of me I can't tell the difference. Thanks again for the honest and complete response. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...userlocale=409 "oscar" wrote: Quote: > Hi Mark, > > I rip at 128 kbps in wma format for my two pocket size "mp3" players. 128 > kbps is fine for mp3 players. > > I choose wma format in case I want to use the music in a Windows application > such as windows movie maker or windows dvd maker/slide show. Wma format > always works in these Windows applications. Recently I had trouble using mp3 > format in WMM and Wdvdmaker because of a codec conflict from a 3rd party > application. Until poster Zach had helped me clear up that problem I used wma > audio files as a workaround. > > The final decision is yours. Try ripping at a few different rates and > formats and decide which format sounds best to you. > > > -- > oscar > > ...Right click is your good friend... > > > "Mark Bohlsen" wrote: > Quote: > > I posted this question in the general section before I noticed there was a > > section for music. I received a less than stellar reply, so I though I would > > try the same question here. > > > > I want to rip dozen's of CD's to a file format with the best quality and > > least amount of hard disk space taken up. Which should I choose, mp3 > > (128 kbps), wma (128 kbps) or wma pro at (128 kbps)? Any help would greatly > > be appreciated along with an explanation as to why a certain choice would be > > better than the other. Thanks in advance. > > |
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08-05-2008
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| | RE: CD ripping? You're welcome. -- oscar ....Right click is your best friend... "Mark Bohlsen" wrote: Quote: > Thank you for the reply. I ripped all my cd's with wma 128 and most sound > pretty good. I found this link, but for the life of me I can't tell the > difference. Thanks again for the honest and complete response. > > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...userlocale=409 > > > > "oscar" wrote: > Quote: > > Hi Mark, > > > > I rip at 128 kbps in wma format for my two pocket size "mp3" players. 128 > > kbps is fine for mp3 players. > > > > I choose wma format in case I want to use the music in a Windows application > > such as windows movie maker or windows dvd maker/slide show. Wma format > > always works in these Windows applications. Recently I had trouble using mp3 > > format in WMM and Wdvdmaker because of a codec conflict from a 3rd party > > application. Until poster Zach had helped me clear up that problem I used wma > > audio files as a workaround. > > > > The final decision is yours. Try ripping at a few different rates and > > formats and decide which format sounds best to you. > > > > > > -- > > oscar > > > > ...Right click is your good friend... > > > > > > "Mark Bohlsen" wrote: > > Quote: > > > I posted this question in the general section before I noticed there was a > > > section for music. I received a less than stellar reply, so I though I would > > > try the same question here. > > > > > > I want to rip dozen's of CD's to a file format with the best quality and > > > least amount of hard disk space taken up. Which should I choose, mp3 > > > (128 kbps), wma (128 kbps) or wma pro at (128 kbps)? Any help would greatly > > > be appreciated along with an explanation as to why a certain choice would be > > > better than the other. Thanks in advance. > > > |
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