Pidesco Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 I was converting my 320kbps mp3 files to 256kbps to save some space when I see that the converted 256 kbps files come out larger than the original files. What gives? I'm using CDex with LAME. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
Kaftan Barlast Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 The 320kpbs could have been compressed with variable bitrate? DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
Pidesco Posted March 25, 2008 Author Posted March 25, 2008 I'm compressing them to 256kbps with a variable bit rate, so that shouldn't make a difference. Or should it? "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
Fionavar Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 Which version of CDex are you using? The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161)
Pidesco Posted March 25, 2008 Author Posted March 25, 2008 1.51 "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
Fionavar Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 There is a newer stable version (1.70 beta 2) out: http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/?q=download I have been using it now for sometime w/o trouble fwiiw. The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161)
Pidesco Posted March 25, 2008 Author Posted March 25, 2008 I've used it as well. In fact, some of my mp3 were encoded with it. I didn't really see much of a difference, though. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
Fionavar Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 Ah - so this not of use then ... Are your MP3s original or were they conversion from an audio CD? The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161)
Pidesco Posted March 25, 2008 Author Posted March 25, 2008 Mostly conversions from CD. Anyway, after some testing, apparently the size change ranges from a bunch of megs larger to one or two megs smaller than the originals. With this in mind, I'm just going to give up and leave things as they are. I still have 500 Mbytes free on my player, anyway. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
Fionavar Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 the reason I was asking is I was wondering if you re-ripped form the original to 256, rather than convert a convert, if the file size would be smaller. Hope that makes sense The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161)
Spider Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 (edited) The 320kpbs could have been compressed with variable bitrate? Afaik there is no such thing as variable bitrate if it's 320. So maybe that's where the difference comes from, going from constant bitrate to variable. Or maybe it's something different. But if you want to give it another go, you could try doing 256 constant I guess. Edit: Since you're using LAME, does this mean you're going from 320 constant to V0 varible? Or just 256 variable? Edited March 25, 2008 by Spider
Pidesco Posted March 25, 2008 Author Posted March 25, 2008 256 variable. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
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