Copyright: ©2003. Sony Pictures Digital Inc. (Portions are ©2001-2003, Xiphophorus)
Citation: ©2003. Sony Pictures Digital Inc.


About this File

This Help file contains context-sensitive help topics.

Portions of this plug-in are copyright (c) 2003, Xiphophorus.

This software is provided by the copyright holders and contributors ``as is'' and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall the regents or contributors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special,
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Revised July 31, 2003


Bit Rate

Specify the appropriate bit rate for the intended target audience of your audio file. The general connection speed of your audience determines the data transfer rate (bit rate). You should select a bit rate for encoding that is at or below your target audience’s data transfer rate. Sound quality can be affected at lower bit rates.


Sample Rate

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to specify the sample rate of your audio. The sample rate indicates the number of times a sound waveform is checked for position each second. Higher sampling rates provide more information about a sound’s changing amplitude and, therefore, higher fidelity. However, higher sample rates produce larger files.


Channels

Choose Mono or Stereo from the drop-down list to specify the number of channels in your encoded file.


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Mode

Choose Average bit rate and choose a setting from the Bit rate drop-down list if you want to specify an average bit rate to indicate the quality of your encoded file.

Choose VBR Quality and drag the Quality slider to specify a quality rating (from -1 to 10) to indicate the quality of your encoded file.


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Quality

Drag this slider to choose a variable bit rate (VBR) setting between -1 and 10. A value of 10 produces a file with the highest sound quality, but takes the longest to record.

The bit rate is generally greater during complex passages (when many instruments are playing), and lower during quiet or simple passages.