Slow WMA -> MP3 Conversion

[jmatthias]

I installed the converter and WMA support. I converted a 96K WMA to 160K MP3 and it worked great (about 1 min to do the conversion).

I then installed Sveta, The Power Pack and File Selector. I then tried to convert the same file again from WMA to MP3 and the conversion was very very slow, unusable (it said it would take 30min).

I then uninstalled all illustrate products and did an XP system restore to the day before. Then I installed the converter and WMA support again. DId the conversion and it worked fine. I installed the file selector and the conversion still worked fine.

So either Sveta or the Power Pack caused the slow down (I didn't have time to test anymore).

My specs are: Windows XP Pro with all major updates. AMD 1.2GHz, 512MB.

Is this a known problem?

Thanks - Joel

[Spoon]

You might have had a DSP Effect running? when the Power Pack was installed.

[jmatthias]

Shouldn't all effects be turned off by default (I did not turn any on). Just a thought.

Joel

[Spoon]

It was just an idea, I might know what might have happened, the Power Pack gives a 'Priority' option box, the thing is WMA hates that being changed (for some reason) and it effectively stops converting (just for WMA).

[jmatthias]

Will there be a fix for this (because it means I can't install the power pack if I want to do WMA -> MP3 conversions.)

Joel

[Spoon]

It is fine with the Power Pack, going WMA >> Mp3 as long as that priority box is left alone.

[brazzripper]

I installed the PowerPack trial and it expired. I have the same sluggish performance on wma->mp3. It takes about 15 minutes to convert a 5 minute mp3. I want to convert about 300 previously ripped CD's from wma to mp3. I uninstalled the app, the power pack, and all codecs, rebooted, reinstalled the app and the wma9 codec and the same problem exists. I'm on a win98 machine so I don't have the option of rolling back. Please tell me what I can do to fix the problem! Thank you!

[Spoon]

Try:

start >> run

regedit.exe

browse to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Illustrate

and delete the dBpowerAMP key (folder), then try a WMA conversion.