I just purchased the RAZR V3m from Verizon, which has a music player. The catch is that it will only play .wma. I need to convert a subset of my mp3 library to wma (of course, without paying for the software to do so!). I can't find a way to do this with foobar2K. Is there a reputable, free application out there that will do what I want?
Windows Media Player doesn't even do this unless you spend $20 to download something called SuperPack.
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QUOTE (beersnob @ Sep 1 2006, 16:34) 
I just purchased the RAZR V3m from Verizon, which has a music player. The catch is that it will only play .wma. I need to convert a subset of my mp3 library to wma (of course, without paying for the software to do so!). I can't find a way to do this with foobar2K. Is there a reputable, free application out there that will do what I want?
Windows Media Player doesn't even do this unless you spend $20 to download something called SuperPack.
Windows Media Player doesn't even do this unless you spend $20 to download something called SuperPack.
Winamp can do this if you download the 5.25 beta version and the Winamp Transcoder.
According to http://www.aes.org/sections/pnw/ppt/other/....ppt#347,97,The “Tandeming” or “Multiple Encoding” Problem:
"don't".
"don't".
QUOTE (Woodinville @ Sep 1 2006, 14:56)
According to http://www.aes.org/sections/pnw/ppt/other/....ppt#347,97,The “Tandeming” or “Multiple Encoding” Problem:
"don't".
"don't".
For those of us who can't/won't do *.ppt, does this address transcoding in general, or theWinamp plugin specifically?
Thank you.
QUOTE (woody_woodward @ Sep 1 2006, 18:09)
QUOTE (Woodinville @ Sep 1 2006, 14:56)
According to http://www.aes.org/sections/pnw/ppt/other/....ppt#347,97,The “Tandeming” or “Multiple Encoding” Problem:
"don't".
For those of us who can't/won't do *.ppt, does this address transcoding in general, or theWinamp plugin specifically?
Thank you.
Transcoding in general. But the original poster doesn't have much of a choice if his phone wants WMA and all he has is MP3. Except to go buy the original album, maybe
QUOTE (woody_woodward @ Sep 2 2006, 00:09)
For those of us who can't/won't do *.ppt, does this address transcoding in general, or theWinamp plugin specifically?
They say, don't transcode, and if you absolutely cannot avoid transcoding, use a very high bitrate for intermediate step(s). It is about transcoding in general
btw *,ppt can be viewed with OpenOffice also
too slow I am....
QUOTE (benski @ Sep 1 2006, 16:53)
QUOTE (beersnob @ Sep 1 2006, 16:34)
I just purchased the RAZR V3m from Verizon, which has a music player. The catch is that it will only play .wma. I need to convert a subset of my mp3 library to wma (of course, without paying for the software to do so!). I can't find a way to do this with foobar2K. Is there a reputable, free application out there that will do what I want?
Windows Media Player doesn't even do this unless you spend $20 to download something called SuperPack.
Winamp can do this if you download the 5.25 beta version and the Winamp Transcoder.
Will do. Thanks.
As I was playing around with my new toy, I discovered mp3s are automatically transcoded while synching. This is a nice feature, but requires my phone to be tethered to the PC for too long. Not to mention that I would like some control over the transcoding process.
QUOTE (Woodinville @ Sep 1 2006, 16:56)
According to http://www.aes.org/sections/pnw/ppt/other/....ppt#347,97,The “Tandeming” or “Multiple Encoding” Problem:
"don't".
"don't".
I'm very aware of the risks inherent in transcoding, and I'm willing to accept the consequences. No way am I ripping my CD collection again for this. For music I've purchased online, I have no choice since my phone is only compatible with wma.
dBpowerAMP just be sure to install the wma codec for it. It doesn't get much easier.
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