Advice please on converting m4a to ... ?, Needing some m4a files in a different format |
Advice please on converting m4a to ... ?, Needing some m4a files in a different format |
 Jul 14 2011, 04:18
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I have an album of files that were given to me as m4a, which is a format my PMP won't play. They play fine in foobar2000, so there's no problem with the files themselves. foobar tells me they're AAC LC encoded, at 44.1 KHz and 130 Kbps.
Barring being able to get originals of the files in another format, I'll need to convert them. I realise that lossy formats will be degraded to some degree by conversion, but I'd like to minimise that if possible - except I don't know a great deal about formats and the consequences of different choices. Would converting them to a lossless format like FLAC or APE (both of which my PMP can handle) limit the damage of transcoding? I'd appreciate any advice on the least damaging options to use. |
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MacEachaidh Advice please on converting m4a to ... ? Jul 14 2011, 04:18
jupitreas Would that be a Cowon device by any chance? Try re... Jul 14 2011, 04:36
MacEachaidh QUOTE (jupitreas @ Jul 14 2011, 13:36) Wo... Jul 16 2011, 01:02 DVDdoug QUOTE Would converting them to a lossless format l... Jul 15 2011, 18:24 greynol To be clear, damage can be done during decoding as... Jul 15 2011, 20:50 DVDdoug QUOTE Interesting you say "it all depends on ... Jul 16 2011, 02:12 greynol QUOTE (DVDdoug @ Jul 15 2011, 18:12) peop... Jul 16 2011, 10:08  |
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