Daniel James: > > > If your source file has high bitrate (such as MP3 320 or Vorbis q>8), > > probably nothing bad will happen when transcoding it to another lossy > > format. > > There's no need to take that risk, though - like you say, storage is cheap.
not if you host participatory/open projects and keep your 10 thousands of precious user contributes sounds on hardware raid5 arrays with remote mirrors etc., for desaster recovery. that's a bigger risk than artifacts. anyway, everything >= 256kbit mp3 source files sound ok. everything <= 128k sounds bad. bests, udo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. Read the Whitepaper. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Savonet-users mailing list Savonet-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/savonet-users
