That's not what I was asking for though ...I was thinking Director could record audio and compress to mp3.
I'm aware that I can use masterapp to control external apps....just asking specifically about the swa export xtra. On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Charlie Fiskeaux II wrote: > For windows, the best MP3 application I've found is DBPowerAmp. It integrates with >Windows to offer options in your right-click > menu that allow you to convert just about anything to MP3 or WAV formats. And best >of all...it's free! > > Charlie Fiskeaux II > The Creative Group > www.cre8tivegroup.com > 859/858-9054 x29 > cell: 859/312-3883 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Buzz Kettles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 3:55 PM > Subject: Re: <lingo-l> swa export xtra > > > At 6:41 PM -0600 2/17/02, you wrote: > >Ok, I'm a tad confused... > > > >I know of two non-macromedia apps that use the SWA Export xtra from > >Soundedit fame to compress aiff to mp3 (mp3 encoder and Peak use it as a > >regular plugin). The xtra itself doesn't have an 'interface' so I don't > >know how these programs hook into the xtra and export the mp3 -- any > >ideas? > > The information you desire is not publicly available info. > > 'mp3 encoder' hacked the SWA Export Xtra's interface. > 'back engineered the COM' means 'reverse engineered the Xtra interface'. > > BIAS, Inc. has cross technology/product agreements with MACR. > > >Would seem that director would be able to export mp3 as well... > > It certainly could. > > Director DOES know how to make mp3 from 'traditional' sound formats. > > 1. the SWA Compression Xtra gets called deep within the Publish > function to compress the internal sound cast members into compressed > sound cast members & then the compressed data gets written into a DCR > or CCT. > > 2. Director Windows ships with an Xtra that can convert .WAV files to .SWA. > This Xtra could certainly be modified to offer .mp3 files as output > (as well as SWA) or it could accept .aif (Audio Interchange Format) > as input. > note: both of these ideas have been suggested as ECRs & got deferred. > > btw: If what you need is to make .mp3 files, I believe that there are > available squishin' applications out there ... even DOS ones which > can run batch files driven by text files ... > > hth > > -Buzz > > > > >[To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go > >to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the > >list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with > >programming Lingo. Thanks!] > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to >http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the > list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). >Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming > Lingo. Thanks!] > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to >http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for >learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
