Questions about .wma

[DigDug]

1. What's the best proggie to convert oggs and mp3s to wma?
2. What's the equivalent encoding rate? I want the equivalent of 192kb, since my source mp3s are 192kb.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Double post?

I usually use Cdex, but I dont think it handles .wma

 

[BaboonGuy]

More like questions about how not to double post

 

[Ameesh]

I would highly reccomend re-ripping your cds with WM9, not only will you get all the album art, tags, and such, you can encode witha much better codec.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Use Easy CD-DA Extractor's file convertor ... and reencoding you'll always lose quality. I assume you have a WMA-only device you need the audio put to.

Try 128kbps, 160 if needed.

- M4H

 

[dawks]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Use Easy CD-DA Extractor's file convertor ... and reencoding you'll always lose quality. I assume you have a WMA-only device you need the audio put to.

Try 128kbps, 160 if needed.

- M4H

Make sure your using WMA9 and two-pass encoding.

AAC via iTunes is very promising also. But this wont work on anything but a computer, or iPod currently..

 

[DigDug]

Sorry for the double post, don't know how that happened.

What is the conversion calculation? How do I know what 192kb is equivalent to in .WMA?

 

[dawks]

Originally posted by: BlipBlop
Sorry for the double post, don't know how that happened.

What is the conversion calculation? How do I know what 192kb is equivalent to in .WMA?

Use your ears?

There is no equivilant, or converstion calculation. But 128kbit WMA sounds very good. and 128kbit AAC sounds VERY good.

 

[DigDug]

What? There has to be an equivalent.

If I want my 192kb mp3s to be converted to equivalent quality .wma files, what should they be encoded at?!

 

[Amorphus]

160kbps

 

[Amorphus]

Originally posted by: DaZ

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Use Easy CD-DA Extractor's file convertor ... and reencoding you'll always lose quality. I assume you have a WMA-only device you need the audio put to.

Try 128kbps, 160 if needed.

- M4H

Make sure your using WMA9 and two-pass encoding.

AAC via iTunes is very promising also. But this wont work on anything but a computer, or iPod currently..

how do you set 2-pass?

 

[Jittos]

Originally posted by: Amorphus

Originally posted by: DaZ

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Use Easy CD-DA Extractor's file convertor ... and reencoding you'll always lose quality. I assume you have a WMA-only device you need the audio put to.

Try 128kbps, 160 if needed.

- M4H

Make sure your using WMA9 and two-pass encoding.

AAC via iTunes is very promising also. But this wont work on anything but a computer, or iPod currently..

how do you set 2-pass?

I'm wondering WHAT is 2-pass encoding?

Anyways, I've been using WMA9 VBR (85 - 145 kbps) to rip my CDs, and I can't tell the difference to the orriginal CD (with my crappy ears).
I guess that to tell the difference between WMA, OGG or ACC, you'll need to encode at low bit-rate?
I hate to say this, but i'm beginning to like WMA. Like how it's integrated to the player and don't need to install any thrid party programs...

Does Apple's ACC support VBR?