Posted by Don M. on 11/18/06 16:50

"Nico Wessels" <feedback.4.beurer@spamgourmet.com> wrote in message
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> Don M. wrote:
>
> >> I have a Tevion radio in my car which plays CD-RWs with MP3 files. What
> >> might be the problem if the radio displays a total length of 23:17
> >> minutes, whereas the file has a duration of 1 hour and 30 minutes when
> >> it is played on Windows Media Player??
> >
> > The problem might be a player miscalculating duration of a file encoded using VBR
> > (Variable Bit Rate).
>
> Ah okay. Do you know a good tool which is able to convert VBR into fixed BR?
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CDex http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdexos/ , freeware.
Go to [Options] -> {Settings] -> [Encoder] -> set 'VBR Method' to "Disabled"; set your
bitrate, etc. ; switch tabs from [Encoder] to [Filenames] -> set folder for 'WAV -> MP3'
so it's different from where your source mp3 files are -> [OK], go to [Convert] ->
[Re-encode Compressed Audio File (s)].

Keep in mind that mp3 is a lossy encoding format, so re-encoding may cause further loss
although some people can't tell the difference. I would re-encode for the car's player
but keep the source files.


Don

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