Need help with an MP3 question

[scorpmatt]

Does anyone know if mp3's degrade over time? I remember reading an article about this but I can't seem to find it anywhere.

 

[notfred]

no, and you should have your computer taken away for asking such a retarded question.

 

[FoBoT]

time?

a binary file doesn't change over time

 

[loup garou]

Leave.

No, seriously, get out.

 

[kami333]

It's all digital, unless something happens to the media that they are stored on (hard drive, cd, floppy, etc), so no.

 

[Fausto]

Notfred: Master of Tough Love.

 

[Viper GTS]

Yes, it's kind of like those word documents that you open a year later & the characters are starting to fade, the page is wrinkled, etc.

Viper GTS

 

[FoBoT]

what if you spill coke on the mp3 files? then will they get rusty?

 

[scorpmatt]

I just remember reading something posted about MPEG layer 3 files losing quality over time. Your sarcasm isnt appreciated.

 

[ndee]

1. Not funny at all. Not even in a stupid way.
2. Follow notfred's or werk's advice.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: scorpmatt
I just remember reading something posted about MPEG layer 3 files losing quality over time. Your sarcasm isnt appreciated.

perhaps it was about them degrading each time they are reprocessed, a lossy format will lose quality each time you encode it (re-encode it/change the encoding level, etc)

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Yes, it's kind of like those word documents that you open a year later & the characters are starting to fade, the page is wrinkled, etc.

Viper GTS

As the bits get worn more and more of them return to 0.

 

[JetBlack69]

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: scorpmatt
I just remember reading something posted about MPEG layer 3 files losing quality over time. Your sarcasm isnt appreciated.

perhaps it was about them degrading each time they are reprocessed, a lossy format will lose quality each time you encode it (re-encode it/change the encoding level, etc)

Bingo. Each time you decode-encode and MP3, quality will normally be lost.

 

[scorpmatt]

Originally posted by: ndee
1. Not funny at all. Not even in a stupid way.
2. Follow notfred's or werk's advice.

1. wasn't trying to be funny, even in a stupid way.
2. why should I follow the advice of those that stick online so much that they forgot what real life is?

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: scorpmatt

Originally posted by: ndee
1. Not funny at all. Not even in a stupid way.
2. Follow notfred's or werk's advice.

1. wasn't trying to be funny, even in a stupid way.
2. why should I follow the advice of those that stick online so much that they forgot what real life is?

I?m just a guy down on his luck,

I?m just a poor dumb schmuck

That ended up, stuck in a rut?

I wasn?t always like this

I had lots of friends

Everyone liked me,

Even when I acted dumb

Until she came along

Now here I am all alone again

I?m just a poor dumb schmuck

I?m just a guy down on his luck?

....and the intarweb people are being mean to you now as well.

 

[scorpmatt]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: scorpmatt

Originally posted by: ndee
1. Not funny at all. Not even in a stupid way.
2. Follow notfred's or werk's advice.

1. wasn't trying to be funny, even in a stupid way.
2. why should I follow the advice of those that stick online so much that they forgot what real life is?

I?m just a guy down on his luck,

I?m just a poor dumb schmuck

That ended up, stuck in a rut?

I wasn?t always like this

I had lots of friends

Everyone liked me,

Even when I acted dumb

Until she came along

Now here I am all alone again

I?m just a poor dumb schmuck

I?m just a guy down on his luck?

....and the intarweb people are being mean to you now as well.

damn, im impressed, someone that uses tactics that are older than he is

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: scorpmatt

Originally posted by: ndee
1. Not funny at all. Not even in a stupid way.
2. Follow notfred's or werk's advice.

1. wasn't trying to be funny, even in a stupid way.
2. why should I follow the advice of those that stick online so much that they forgot what real life is?

Oh no! Somebody insulted me on the internet!

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: scorpmatt

Originally posted by: ndee
1. Not funny at all. Not even in a stupid way.
2. Follow notfred's or werk's advice.

1. wasn't trying to be funny, even in a stupid way.
2. why should I follow the advice of those that stick online so much that they forgot what real life is?

Oh no! Somebody insulted me on the internet!

/dons thong

Need a hug to make it all better?

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: scorpmatt

Originally posted by: ndee
1. Not funny at all. Not even in a stupid way.
2. Follow notfred's or werk's advice.

1. wasn't trying to be funny, even in a stupid way.
2. why should I follow the advice of those that stick online so much that they forgot what real life is?

Oh no! Somebody insulted me on the internet!

/dons thong

Need a hug to make it all better?

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad you're posting again, but not that glad.

 

[FoBoT]

where is Don's Thong?

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
where is Don's Thong?

Around the corner from Bob's Knobs.

 

[stev0]

Originally posted by: scorpmatt
Does anyone know if mp3's degrade over time? I remember reading an article about this but I can't seem to find it anywhere.

sad.

Around the corner from Bob's Knobs.

LMAO

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: FoBoT
where is Don's Thong?

Around the corner from Bob's Knobs.

Oh, it must be next door to The Family Jewels?

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: FoBoT
where is Don's Thong?

Around the corner from Bob's Knobs.

Oh, it must be across the street from The Family Jewels?

Yep. They share retail space with the Twig 'n Berries Natural Foods Shoppe.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: FoBoT
where is Don's Thong?

Around the corner from Bob's Knobs.

Oh, it must be across the street from The Family Jewels?

Yep. They share retail space with the Twig 'n Berries Natural Foods Shoppe.

Ok, now I know where you're talking about. All the way across town from the Chocolate Factory.