RE: Converting from WMA to Mp3

  • From: Ann Byrne <annakb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 13:42:14 -0500

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


>Just keep in mind that if you convert, you lose quality. Think of it this
>way, your friend gives you a cd and you convert it to mp3, who doesn't do
>that?  Well when you convert, you lose a very small amount of quality, and
>if you're converting from format to format like that, it can do a lot to
>the sound of the file.  There's nothing you can do about that, accept to
>obtain the same original file in mp3.  So whenever possible, make sure your
>source material is in the format you want.  Everyone always seems to want
>mp3 because it's so popular which is cool, but the programs like DB Power
>Amp, and CDEX will do this and 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
> >http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm
> >Hth
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =
> >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=3D20
> >Scripts from http://www.jfwlite.com hth=3D20
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =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 program =
> >=3D
> >
> >that would do this?
> >
> >thanks,
> >
> >Ann
> >
> >
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