Audio Format

EminaStudios · Post by **EminaStudios** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:17 am

I was just wondering what's the best audio format for a music video.

Thanks.

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:10 am

<b>If you are submitting your video to a convention,</b> the contest rules should list the acceptable formats. Uncompressed WAV (PCM) will retain the highest fidelity, but it isn't always an option.

<b>If you are compressing your video for distribution on the internet,</b> it depends on what container format you're using:
- If you're using MPEG-1 or MPEG-2, then use MPEG-1 Layer II audio
- If you're using AVI, then use MP3 (LAME and Radium are considered two of the best MP3 codecs for compression)
- If you're using Ogg Media (OGM), then use Ogg Vorbis
- If you're using MPEG-4 (MP4), then use AAC

shemblax · Post by **shemblax** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:48 am

Mhh.. I'm sorry, theres something bother me this whole,.. what about .3gp format? is there any setting to apply before converting to .3gp format?

Sorry if i asked something wrong.. just del this post, thanks.

Purge · Post by **Purge** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:58 am

.3gp is just the video container/codec - the audio is usually compressed in the AAC format

Willen · Post by **Willen** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:36 am

Since .3GP files are generally for playback on cellular phones and some portable media players, it's only a small set of people that would prefer that format.

Here's some additional reading:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/technologies/3gpp/
http://www.gromkov.com/faq/faq2004-0067.html