Windows Audio Formats.....HELP!

Posted: 02-26-2004, 01:37 AM

Mitch

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Does anyone know the difference between the audio formats
in Windows Media 9. I understand WMA and WMA (variable
bit), but what is WMA-Lossess. I understand it is a
better quality format but how and when do you use it. If
I copy music from a cd into this format can I burn it
onto another disk? I was reading the "lossess codec" you
can only play on computers. They say it's best for
archiving CD's. What exactly does this mean? I am
completely confused with this. I guess my question would
be......can you copy music with the "Lossless codec" and
play the cd in your cd player in your car, home theater
system, portable device, etc.

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Galley

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Re: Windows Audio Formats.....HELP!

Posted: 02-26-2004, 06:39 AM

On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 17:37:18 -0800, "Mitch"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> spewed forth these words of wisdom:

>Does anyone know the difference between the audio formats
>in Windows Media 9. I understand WMA and WMA (variable
>bit), but what is WMA-Lossess. I understand it is a
>better quality format but how and when do you use it. If
>I copy music from a cd into this format can I burn it
>onto another disk? I was reading the "lossess codec" you
>can only play on computers. They say it's best for
>archiving CD's. What exactly does this mean? I am
>completely confused with this. I guess my question would
>be......can you copy music with the "Lossless codec" and
>play the cd in your cd player in your car, home theater
>system, portable device, etc.

A "lossless" codec should create a file that sounds exactly like the original CD
Audio track. The compression ratio is usually 2:1, whereas a 128Kbps MP3 file
is around 11:1. RealPlayer 10 also has a lossless AAC-based format.

--
"I'm not a cool person in real life, but I play one on the Internet"
Galley

Mitch

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Re: Windows Audio Formats.....HELP!

Posted: 02-26-2004, 04:37 PM

Thanks for the help! I understand that the quality is
exactly the same as a cd but if I rip a cd
using "lossless" and I burn the media files to a cd will
the cd play in a car stero, portable device, etc.

>-----Original Message-----
>On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 17:37:18 -0800, "Mitch"
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> spewed forth these

words of wisdom:

>
>>Does anyone know the difference between the audio

formats

>>in Windows Media 9. I understand WMA and WMA (variable
>>bit), but what is WMA-Lossess. I understand it is a
>>better quality format but how and when do you use it.

>>I copy music from a cd into this format can I burn it
>>onto another disk? I was reading the "lossess codec"

you

>>can only play on computers. They say it's best for
>>archiving CD's. What exactly does this mean? I am
>>completely confused with this. I guess my question

would

>>be......can you copy music with the "Lossless codec"

and

>>play the cd in your cd player in your car, home theater
>>system, portable device, etc.
>
>A "lossless" codec should create a file that sounds

exactly like the original CD

>Audio track. The compression ratio is usually 2:1,

whereas a 128Kbps MP3 file

>is around 11:1. RealPlayer 10 also has a lossless AAC-

based format.

>
>--
>"I'm not a cool person in real life, but I play one on

the Internet"

>Galley
>.
>

Chris Lanier [MVP]

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Re: Windows Audio Formats.....HELP!

Posted: 02-26-2004, 08:55 PM

Assuming you burn an Audio CD, yes. You still can't burn the data (wma)
files to a CD and have it play in a standard CD player.

--
Chris Lanier
Microsoft MVP - Digital Media
--
"Mitch" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:28c401c3fc86$d667a600$a101280a@phx.gbl...

> Thanks for the help! I understand that the quality is
> exactly the same as a cd but if I rip a cd
> using "lossless" and I burn the media files to a cd will
> the cd play in a car stero, portable device, etc.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 17:37:18 -0800, "Mitch"
> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> spewed forth these
> words of wisdom:
> >
> >>Does anyone know the difference between the audio

> formats

> >>in Windows Media 9. I understand WMA and WMA (variable
> >>bit), but what is WMA-Lossess. I understand it is a
> >>better quality format but how and when do you use it.

> If

> >>I copy music from a cd into this format can I burn it
> >>onto another disk? I was reading the "lossess codec"

> you

> >>can only play on computers. They say it's best for
> >>archiving CD's. What exactly does this mean? I am
> >>completely confused with this. I guess my question

> would

> >>be......can you copy music with the "Lossless codec"

> and

> >>play the cd in your cd player in your car, home theater
> >>system, portable device, etc.
> >
> >A "lossless" codec should create a file that sounds
> exactly like the original CD
> >Audio track. The compression ratio is usually 2:1,
> whereas a 128Kbps MP3 file
> >is around 11:1. RealPlayer 10 also has a lossless AAC-
> based format.
> >
> >--
> >"I'm not a cool person in real life, but I play one on
> the Internet"
> >Galley
> >.
> >

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