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Just a big kid really...
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Best free or share ware for reducing mp3s?
Guys and gals,
I need some help please - I have to reduce some mp3 files for a website so they load faster, but without losing the quality. Lots of free or share ware out there - what is the best to use? (not complicated and maintains quality etc). Thanks! Cheers, Lisa |
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11-12-2008, 01:17 PM
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.mp3's are already small but it is common to simply .zip them to reduce without quality loss.
Try 7 zip. http://www.7-zip.org/
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11-12-2008, 01:25 PM
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Just a big kid really...
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These ones aren't small - my friend is having trouble with people on dial up being able to load them; 2.13mb and 2.19mb. Corporate presentation stuff, not music files. Can't be zipped I think, need to be reduced so they load faster when accessed on the website.
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11-12-2008, 01:30 PM
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Just a big kid really...
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Actually, one of these files loads as you access her site - taking forever for some people and she wants to fix that.
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11-12-2008, 01:32 PM
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No such animal as compression that does not affect quality.
The more aggressive the compression the more noticeable the degradation.
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11-12-2008, 01:37 PM
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Damn - I thought as much, but was hoping...
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11-12-2008, 01:37 PM
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Hi Lisa,
With Wavepad (http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/masters.html), you can play around with the compression/size of the files to see how much quality you'd be comfortable trading for the size you desire. It's freeware and supports mp3 (and other) formats. I use it for the sound tracks in my attempts at Ken Burns-like slide shows. It really rocks! (The software, not my Ken Burns effect attempts  )-Tony Edit: Apparently it's not freeware anymore - but not too expensive (and, it really rocks )
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11-12-2008, 02:09 PM
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