converting to mp3 lame

[karlclements]

hi im new to this forum and i wondering if any of you guys can help. i can convert music files to a wave file but when i got to convert a file to mp3(lame) an error messege comes up saying 'The CODEC required to compress 'C:\Converted Music\Blink 182-miss you.mp3' could not be opened.

Anybody got any ideas that mite help??

Cheers

[Wayne]

Are you using an unregistered version of dMC and has your trial period expired? You can check this by launching the dMC Configuration program.

Otherwise it may be a problem either with the format (bitrate, frequency, etc.) of the source file or the options you have specified for the mp3 that you want to create. Can you tell us what format the source file(s) are in?

Wayne

[karlclements]

im using a registered version. but how do you find out wat format the source file is in?

[ChristinaS]

Two things:
1) Enable viewing file extensions: http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=5361 - this will tell you what it might be - though you cannot rely 100% on that, as it can be changed manually.

2) In Windows Explorer hover over the source file and see what the pop-up information says - this will work if you enabled the Windows Shell Integration fields from dMC Configuration . That's one fo the programs that got installed with dMC , find it in Start > Programs > dBpowerAMP Music Converter > Configuration , assuming you installed correctly.

[karlclements]

ok. so the format of most of my songs is .mp3

[Spoon]

Are you using the latest dMC, r11.5?

[karlclements]

no i dont fink so

[ChristinaS]

You don't have to fink :D . Check in dMC Configuration.

[Spoon]

You should, it had improvements if your audio was in a format that wouldn't normally convert to mp3.

[karlclements]

im using version 10.1 how do i get the newer version?

[ChristinaS]

im using version 10.1 how do i get the newer version?
Download the latest version from the Products tab above and install on top of the one you have, without uninstalling first, to preserve registered status.

[karlclements]

nope that didnt work it still says it.cheers for tryin tho

[ChristinaS]

nope that didnt work it still says it.cheers for tryin tho
It still says what? v 10.1 or v 11.5 unregistered?

Are you signed in as admin? Did you install to the same exact location as where you had installed the original one?