compressing!!

[yassirnasir]

hi peeps i jus wanted to ask what the best codec would be for compressing files to a nice small size and still ok quality because i like to transfer music from one computer to another computer so i have to put the file on floppy since it doesnt have a cd rewriter. P.S thanx for the replies on my ape. problem. :teufel8: :smile2: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

[neilthecellist]

Ogg Vorbis. Definitely. If you're struggling off of floppies, I would DEFINITELY recommend Ogg Vorbis at around 64~96 kbps.

[LtData]

A floppy? If you want something that will fit on a floppy, its going to sound like garbage. You COULD do Ogg Vorbis at a low bitrate, but that compromises the sound a LOT. Can you not network these two computers, even with a parallel cable?

[yassirnasir]

A floppy? If you want something that will fit on a floppy, its going to sound like garbage. You COULD do Ogg Vorbis at a low bitrate, but that compromises the sound a LOT. Can you not network these two computers, even with a parallel cable?

yh yh i could go on to networking and all, but i dont no too much about it other than need a network card in your pci slots and what do you suggest about paralell slots and how long will that process take - eg. buying installing, usiing...??? THANX

[neilthecellist]

dude get to the real world. GET A CD BURNER for crying out loud. Who's heard of a guy transporting audio via floppies? CD burners are cheap these days anyway...

I used floppies for transporting audio, but I split the songs into multiple floppies.
Try FileSplitter13 : http://covertrecords.co.uk/forum/download.php?id=16&sid=cd441f9fd972f2e20061e2a44aa23eb3

scroll to the bottom of the first post and click the Download link at the lower right.

[petriburg]

Are you using Windows XP? If you are, this article from Windows Knowledge Base will help. More help is always forthcoming on this forum,, should you need it. But I think networking is the way to go in your case.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305621&sd=tech

[ChristinaS]

If both computers have an available usb port you can use one of those little external usb memory sticks that can hold from 32MB to 128MB at about $10-20 from a place like http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1168663&Sku=L61-3498 (NB: Canadian prices, US prices will be lower). You can probably transfer one at a time your audio files in lossless format, or 5-10 of them in some lossy format like wma or mp3 or other at acceptable bit rates.

[Tigerman]

Disconnect the harddisk from the first computer, install it in the second computer for an hour (keep in mind the master/slave setting).
Copy the music files. Put the harddrive back in first computer (master/slave setting).
That's the way I would do if I hadn't a network or USB-stick.
It's the fastest way.
If you don't trust yourself doing it, maybe you can ask the familynerd :cool:

Good luck

[neilthecellist]

lol Tigerman. I forgot about switching hard drives.

Yeah, like Tigerman said, yassirnasir, you could switch hard drives. That's the fastest/easiest way if you want to transfer lots of music WITHOUT A CD BURNER. (subliminal message: Get one!) :)

[yassirnasir]

thx peeps yall helped. LOL i would of expected like a week or sumthin for someone to reply but yyou lots are fast. thanx talk to you l8r peeps( call me yas - short for yassir

[neilthecellist]

yas, remember this: I'm a high school student. I feel self-obligated to help ppl on the dBpowerAMP Music Converter support forum EVERYDAY....once in the morning (between 7-7:30 AM PST,) once in the noontime (between 12-12:30 PM PST) and once in the evening (between 3-9 PM PST)

And whenever I find a post I can't answer to, I just ignore it and hope someone else makes a quick reply. These people include ChristinaS, LtData, iTunesIsEvil, adaywayne, and, me, of course.

Good luck with your music transferring, yas. Later mate.