RE: Converting from WMA to Mp3

  • From: "jim grimsby" <jimgrims@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 22:11:50 -0700

Hi, for voice content you need not worry.=20

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From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =
Behalf
Of Ann Byrne
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 11:42 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Converting from WMA to Mp3


What I want to do is to convert WMA text files to MP3 to port them on=20
bookPort.  So I don't care a whole lot about beautiful quality, just=20
understandable content.


>Just keep in mind that if you convert, you lose quality. Think of it=20
>this way, your friend gives you a cd and you convert it to mp3, who=20
>doesn't do that?  Well when you convert, you lose a very small amount=20
>of quality, and if you're converting from format to format like that,=20
>it can do a lot to the sound of the file.  There's nothing you can do=20
>about that, accept to obtain the same original file in mp3.  So=20
>whenever possible, make sure your source material is in the format you=20
>want.  Everyone always seems to want mp3 because it's so popular which=20
>is cool, but the programs like DB Power Amp, and CDEX will do this and=20
>they do a good job of keeping the quality in tact.
>
>At 11:56 AM 10/30/2004, you wrote:
> >Hi, another good alternative is dBpowerAMP=20
> >http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm
> >Hth
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =
=3D=20
> >Behalf Of jim grimsby
> >Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 9:43 AM
> >To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: RE: Converting from WMA to Mp3
> >
> >
> >Hi, get gold wave from http://www.goldwave.com=3D3D20
> >Scripts from http://www.jfwlite.com hth=3D3D20
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On=20
> >=3D3D =3D Behalf Of Ann Byrne
> >Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 8:49 AM
> >To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: Converting from WMA to Mp3
> >
> >
> >I need to convert files from WMA to MP3.  What is a JFW-friendly=20
> >program =3D =3D3D
> >
> >that would do this?
> >
> >thanks,
> >
> >Ann
> >
> >
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