Re: Ripping: Encoding tab options
- From: <petrakigianos-giasou@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: winamp4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:22:49 -0700 (PDT)
Hi Reg
Thank you very much for replying and helping me with my
questions. I went back to the "Encoder Page" and noticed the CDR
option in one of the combo boxes. I forgot to mention the combo
box that contained the following: stereo, joint stereo,
multichannel and 1 other type which I have forgotten now. Is
stereo the same as "true stereo"? I heard a computer show
mentioning that true stereo is best and better than "joint
stereo". I have a 110 gb external hard drive so space is not an
issue right now and I do not mind doing my rips at the 256 and
saving them as .mp3 files.
Keep up the great help you have been providing on this mailing
list.
Petro
--- Reg Webb <reg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> petrakigianos-giasou@xxxxxxxxx writes
> >My questions are:
> >
> >1. What is VBR that I hear. Mine is on VBR New.
>
> Reg replies:
> VBR stands for "variable bit rate". The alternative is CBR
> "constant
> bit rate". It aims to allocate more encoding power to the
> more complex
> material in a file, so the bit rate will vary, saving space
> when there's
> not much going on, with better quality available for complex
> music. "VBR
> new" is simply the name of a preset.
>
> >2. I hear minimum bit rate is 96. I know the higher the bit
> rate
> >the better.
>
> Reg replies:
> You can set a higher minimum, either with the relevant combo
> box, or via
> one of those presets.
>
>
> >3. I hear my maximum bit rate is 224? but I hear 256 is the
> >best.
>
> Reg replies:
> 320 is usually the highest available. Using compressed sound
> files is
> about balancing quality against saving space. What the "best"
>
> compromise may be will depend on how much you worry about
> space saving,
> and on your ears. If it sounds good to you, it's good for
> these
> purposes.
>
>
> >4. There are some other settings and mine are at normal, and
> one
> >combo box that JFW doesn't read well. It is the last combo
> box
> >there it says "1" 2 of ten. What is this box setting.
>
> Reg replies:
> There are a lot of different ways of adjusting the results,
> the one that
> says "normal" refers to the quality. This is usually about
> how
> carefully the encoding is done, and therefore the speed of the
> process;
> not the bit rates used. The last combo box is called "VBR Q"
> according
> to Window-Eyes. It might be another way of altering the
> preset, but I'm
> not sure, as changing it doesn't change the other settings
> reliably. I
> think the 96 minimum and 224 maximum should give you pretty
> good
> results. You can always alter those combo boxes for the bit
> rates
> upwards. For example, minimum 128, and maximum 256 or 320,
> and see if
> you notice an improvement, and how much bigger the files are.
>
>
> Good luck
>
> --
> Reg Webb
> Website:
> http://www.regwebb.com
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