Riva asked: My client wants to put sermons on his website as a sound file and as text. What format should he put the sound file in? Any advice on how to do this?
Tim responds: I know a lot of church sites do this with RealAudio, but personally I'd suggest using MP3 format...it's very cross-platform in support, and usually will play without [questionable] additional software. If all a site offers is RealAudio, I go away fast, and I don't let my kids play there either. :-) MP3 ought to compress nicely for voice-only. Getting to MP3 from the microphone can be done in several ways...many churches tape the services and the tapes can be played back later and recorded into the computer. I think I'd try going straight from the sound board into a PC's sound card, though, and just recording it live to WAV format, and then convert it to MP3 later, avoiding the inevitable tape hiss and noise. With a little playing around (assuming you already have a sound board and a PC to record with) you could probably kick out the MP3s for free (i.e. use Windows Sound Recorder and some freebie format converter). Tim _____________________ Tim Furry Senior Systems Administrator English Language Acquisition/Planning, Assessment and Research Denver Public Schools ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: unknown lmsubst tag argument: '' To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
