Hello Tom, Do you know how this mp3 cut works? John is right. Imagine a suitcase packed to the brim and you want to change the suitcase size. You have to unpack it and transfer its contents into the new case. Some of the contents will be damaged or just won’t fit in.
Regards, Gena > On 3 Jun 2020, at 21:34, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Aw yes you can trim an MP3 file; MP3 Direct Cut does this very well; have > done it many times! > Tom Kaufman > > -----Original Message----- > From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of JOHN > RIEHL via groups.io > Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2020 4:33 PM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Trying To Convert File To MP3 > > My understanding is tha tyou can't do any trimming or editing of an mp3 file. > So you need to convert it to a .wav file then do your trimming then convert > it to an mp3 file. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> On Behalf Of Tom Kaufman > Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 4:30 PM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Trying To Convert File To MP3 > > Okay...so if I'm understanding you correctly, I need to convert this MP4 to > WAB first; then convert that WAB file to MP3...is this correct? > Tom Kaufman > > -----Original Message----- > From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of Georgina > Joyce > Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2020 4:28 PM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Trying To Convert File To MP3 > > Hello, > > You are working with 2 lossy formats. You should convert to wav or another > lossless format make your cuts etc then convert to mp3. Because you might not > know it but this is what switch would have been doing in the background I am > guessing that something wasn’t carried across to the mp3 file. This will cut > down on the number of downward conversions. Which is important because each > conversion further detail is lost, hence their name lossy formats. > > HTH > > Gena >> On 3 Jun 2020, at 21:14, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> Hello list: Am attempting to convert an MP4 file to MP3; here's what >> is >> happening: I am using the program Switch to convert this MP4 file to >> an MP3 file, so I then can running it through MP3 Direct Cut to trim >> some parts off! However, while I have managed to convert to MP3, then >> I find I have no file.at least, the file isn't playing in Winamp; nor >> will it play in MP3 Direct Cut! What is it I am missing? An doing >> this for a friend who needs this, so am hoping I can get a solution to this >> one! >> >> Thanks, >> >> Tom Kaufman >> >> >> >> > > Gena > > Call: M0EBP > DMR ID: 2346259 > Loc: IO83PS > 73 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Gena Call: M0EBP DMR ID: 2346259 Loc: IO83PS 73 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3383): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/3383 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/74658171/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
