how should i rip the audio?

conspheretrix · Post by **conspheretrix** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:05 am

I ripped my audio from the Bush Golden State cd, as an mp3, should I rip the song as a .wav file? Or does it matter? I'm using windows movie maker 2 btw.

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:15 am

Yes, it does matter, and you should be ripping to .WAV.

Every time you convert something to .MP3, you lose quality.
You're going to have to compress the audio when you're done editing anyway, when you compress your video for online distribution; so it's best to make that the <i>only</i> compression step in the process.

Also, many video editing programs don't play nice with .MP3 files compared to .WAV files, and I believe WMM2 is no exception to that.

conspheretrix · Post by **conspheretrix** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:42 am

Thank you man. What you said totally made sense. Thank you again.

AZKaban · Post by **AZKaban** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:57 am

Scintilla wrote:Every time you convert something to .MP3, you lose quality.

Are you sure MP3 has compression with losses ? (not arguing, just asking

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cmdshft · Post by **cmdshft** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:38 am

Yeah, I was gonna ask the same thing. I use iTunes to rip to lossless .mp3. I get great quality.

downwithpants · Post by **downwithpants** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:26 pm

mp3 is a lossy codec. "lossless mp3" is probably a name for mp3 encoding at a high bitrate. a high bitrate mp3 can sound exactly identical to the original copy, but sound quality (that you can't hear) is nonetheless lost. this isn't really a problem unless you compress through multiple generations, which will at some point produce noticeable quality loss.

SS5_Majin_Bebi · Post by **SS5_Majin_Bebi** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:15 am

downwithpants wrote:mp3 is a lossy codec. "lossless mp3" is probably a name for mp3 encoding at a high bitrate. a high bitrate mp3 can sound exactly identical to the original copy, but sound quality (that you can't hear) is nonetheless lost. this isn't really a problem unless you compress through multiple generations, which will at some point produce noticeable quality loss.

They should probably rename "Lossless MP3" to "Audibly Lossless". As in you can't hear it, but there has been quality loss.

Valgaav · Post by **Valgaav** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:24 pm

i've had this same problem. but i use windows media player. i haven't the foggiest idea as to how i turn the file into a .WAV file. the program just makes an mp3.

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 2:22 pm

Solution: Don't use WiMP for ripping CDs.
Use a dedicated ripper, like NexENCODE, Easy CD Ripper, or the like.