Posted by red apple on 09/04/05 15:18

In article <_szSe.7732$e47.6896@bignews1.bellsouth.net>,
"Penelope Pitstop" <spamsux@nospam.net> wrote:

> Yes, wma files are smaller than mp3 files, but transcoding from wma to
> mp3 only degrades the quality of the files even further. I wouldn't
> suggest transcoding the files if you are planning on sharing them with
> others, but if they are for just your personal use, dBpowerAMP Music
> Converter can do what you want if the wma codec is installed.
>
> Get the converter from... http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm Get the
> wma codec from... http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central-wma.htm
> Install the codec into the same directory as the converter, usually
> C:\Program Files\Illustrate\dBpowerAMP.

The convertor and codec did the trick. I actually had to find a site
with the version 10 (free) of the convertor; current version is a
free-to-try, $-to-buy thing.

The convertor worked fine and speedily enough (I guess), about 5x or 6x
real time. In the end though, I didn't realize any amazing savings -
CBR conversion saved about 30% over the mp3 files, VBR conversion
produced larger files than the mp3 versions.

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