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All in one sf2 soundbank
Where could I by or download a big soundbank in SF2 format which contains all necessary quality instruments for using it with MIDI exported from Guitar Pro file (gp5)? I need instrustuments that ...
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Lossless music service [migrated]
Before I began caring about the quality of my music, I purchased and downloaded a significant amount of music online. Most of the music is 320 kbps MP3.
Do services exist that would scan a music ...
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Can I convert Sibelius into MusicXML or any other free format with only free tools?
Back in the old days, I used Sibelius to typeset scores. I've switched to the great open-source MuseScore now and don't miss anything from Sibelius except... my old scores.
I know that there is a ...
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Extract streams from WebM
I hope my question fits the theme of this SE.
Is there any software that can extract streams from WebM videos? I don't want to convert (re-compress), I want the streams intact. Thanks.
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Utility or method for joining MP4 files
I have two MP4 files that I generated with Camtasia Studio. I need to join them together post rendering with Camtasia (it can't be done during the Camtasia rendering process). Looking for a utility or ...
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Why does a FLAC file have a lower bit rate than the CD file?
I ripped a CD to FLAC. Comparing the two versions of the same song with MediaMonkey, I noticed the original CD bit rate is 1411 kbps:
whereas the FLAC file has a bit rate of 906 kbps:
Why is ...
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Simple software program for converting H264 video in to flashvideo flv for website?
my question is:
Which simple, lightweight, straightforward, easy to use software for Win7 can do the following:
A) import/convert on the fly MP4 (H264) movie into FLV (Flashvideo) and apply ...
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Recommended format for a large embedded stop motion animation on website?
I have a stop motion animation of about 35 seconds in duration (~150 frames). The resolution is quite large at around 900px x 450px.
What is the best format to play this looping on my website? I ...
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Adobe Premiere & Final Cut Pro project file standard?
Is there a standard for non-linear video project files? I want to create a slideshow of my life using jpg + mp3 files and want to be able to tweak it many years from now. My fear is that if I use ...
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How do I sort through a music collection and find and categorise the best quality files?
I'm looking for some software that can scan a large collection of files which contains many duplicates of varying quality in different file formats.
Ideally I would like to have a folder structure ...
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Closed Caption formats - support for overlapping phrases
I am looking to develop a tool for editing Closed Captions for MP3s. It is mostly in support of YouTube music videos. I've been looking over the Supported Caption File Formats in this YouTube page ...
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How do I mass convert mp3 to an open format without losing quality?
I have some mp3 files - stems from a track ready for remix. The originals in a non-lossy format are not available. I would like to open them in Ardour, on linux, but Ardour doesn't open mp3s, because ...
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Encode MPEG-4 to DVD Format Without Doubling File Size
I want to encode a group of low-quality MPEG-4 video files to DVD format (to eventually burn to a DVD).
The problem is that when I encode the video, the resulting files are often 2-3x as large as the ...
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Output ogg / FLAC from Adobe Audition
How can I export an ogg or FLAC file from adobe Audition? is there a plugin? If so, how do I install it, both on Mac and Windows? preferably looking for an all in one solution for simplicity
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Does the M4V file type have direct support for Audio?
I am working with a video vendor who just ripped a dvd and sent me BOTH m4v files AND aac files (audio and video separately),. When I asked him why he did not just send 1 m4v file with the audio and ...
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What format do WAV files need to have to be imported into the Korg D3200 Digital Recording Studio
The title says it all...
What format do WAV files need to have to be imported into the Korg D3200 Digital Recording Studio?
I created 8 WAV files and burned them onto a CD so that I could import ...
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Premiere preview file format
I bought a FullHd camcorder recently and I can't play my takes on a 2 year old mac book pro unless I export files in a smaller format. Originals are 1080p 60fps.
This is quite annoying while editing ...
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What happens when you save a MP3 with a higher quaility?
When a lossy audio track (of unknown quality) is imported into software and and saved as a (possibly) higher quaility after editing, what happens?
Obviously I know it can't have any more 'quality' ...
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Unexpected exit of Corel VideoStudio Pro X3 in playing MPEG video
Currently I found my Corel VideoStudio Pro X3 will exit unexpectedly when I import and try playing an MPEG video clip.
Could someone tell the reason and solution? Thanks in advance.
I used to use ...
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From Avid Media Composer to DVD?
I have a 1920x1080i project (a 50 minute film) in Avid Media Composer (version 3).
How can I make a high-quality DVD from my project?
Specifically:
Can I export straight from Avid to a DVD format ...
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Digital Performer - Copying Between Projects
Is it possible to export an entire chunk/sequence from one Digital Performer project file and import it into another?
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Editing a movie from DVD in Sony Vegas?
I often have a movie (commercial, encrypted DVD) which I would like to import into Sony Vegas for further editing. The goal is to make my own private "Director's Cut", mixing the movie with some other ...
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How does MKV segment linking work?
I downloaded a file vid1 that is in C:\dir1\ which links to another file vid2 in a subdirectory C:\dir1\dir2\ and it works if I move that file to dir1 (so both files are in dir1). I figure that it'll ...
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How can I see each frame of a mpeg transport stream under windows?
I am looking for a tool, preferably free, that will allow me to see and save each frame from MPEG-2 Transport Stream (video/mp2t).
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What metadata can be stored in a .dv file?
I'd just like to know what information I can expect to extract from a dv file. A lot of file formats have provisions for embedded metadata of all sorts, so my question is what if any data could a .dv ...
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What are good resources to learn the production side for an end-user focused software guy?
I'm a software developer type of person who works a lot with systems that stream media (movies, music videos etc) to end-users over various channels. I know a lot about video files and how to play ...
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How to make sense of video file formats?
In digital video, there are all these different kinds of files: m4v, mov, mkv, mts, mp4, mpeg, and a host of others, and I can't seem to find a clear answer as to what each is good for.
(By contrast, ...
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How to sync midi to audio - Logic 8
I've annotated an audio file with the beat locations. Now I want to create a midi file that is synced with the audio.
The annotation is in xml format, but I can easily turn it into a csv or other ...
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Choosing the right format/codec for export
I have a few recordings from my Canon IXUS 90 IS that I have combined into one sequence. I am using this small project as a way to get to know Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.
The pieces of video from the ...
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Transcoding DV Without Desyncs
I've recorded DV video from my camcorder over FireWire, and it plays fine in OSX. However, when trying to transcode it to H.264 for editing and uploading it to YouTube, the audio desyncs. I've been ...
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Video files compatibility for Adobe Premiere pro CS4
I have Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 in its basic settings. I am trying to merge some .AVI files that a friend shot on his digital camera. The videos play perfect on Windows Media Players and on other ...
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What exactly is AVCHD?
Is it a codec? I don't think so; I believe it uses MPEG4/H.264 for video and AC3 for audio.
Is it a container format? Doesn't seem to make a huge amount of sense; there are enough out there already ...
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File compatibility for Final Cut Pro 7 project files with Adobe Premiere Pro CS4
The video editing labs in my university have Final Cut Pro 7 installed on them, and most projects that we work on are done in FCP. I don't have a Macbook so I personally use Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 ...
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Is there a method (or tool) to convert video from a SWF container to another more portable format (e.g., H.264)
I have a client who has misplaced the original source video, only has an SWF, and would like to use it in a non-flash environment.
Is there any way to do this?
So far, I've tried ffmpeg but it's ...
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When I read “MPEG-4 AAC”, does this mean 'AAC', 'AAC+ Version 1', or 'AAC+ Version 2'?
I'm encoding .3gp videos.
Instructions say, under audio codec: "MPEG-4 AAC".
On audio settings, I can choose between "AAC", "AAC+ Version 1" and "AAC+ Version 2".
I'm lost. Can anyone enlighten me?
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Format conversion safety of files linked from Audacity projects
If I record in WAV, create an Audacity project that links to those files, modify the project, export the final cuts, save everything, convert the WAV files to FLAC to save space, then convert the FLAC ...
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Best lossy format for music?
Which one of the lossy file formats like Ogg, AAC, Mp3, Wma has the best quality/size ratio?
I've seen that AACs are smaller than MP3 at the same bitrates. Do they sound worse than MP3?
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File formats supporting multiple streams [closed]
While designing a new feature for a software application that I'm working on, I am attempting to define a table structure for audio files, and I have the following question. Do mp3, m4a, wav, aac, ...
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Free batch conversion from FLAC to Apple Lossless (ALAC)?
I am looking for a free tool that would allow me to convert large amounts of FLAC files to ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) while preserving the meta information and optionally adding new information ...
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Free Linux tool to convert FLV to MP3
I'm looking for a free Linux tool that can convert a rather large collection of FLV files into MP3 format. Most of the tools I've tried use ffmpeg under the hood, but they fail to convert many of the ...
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Sample-accurate AIFF to WAV conversion on Mac OSX
I've just come home from a studio with a freshly-mastered track, which I have on my computer as a stereo .AIFF file. I would like to submit this track to a particular compilation online, and the ...
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WMV vs MP4 Streaming & Download
I work for a company that outputs videos in many formats.
We currently stream movies in FLV format, offer downloads in a WMV and MP4 format.
However in the interest of saving server space and ...
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In what ways does mp4 improve on mp3?
I know mp4 is supposed to have 'higher sound quality at a lower file size', but:
how does it do this? How does it compress more information into a smaller space?
How much of mp3 is still used? Was ...
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How do mp3 encoders compress audio?
I know they remove certain sounds, like extreme highs and lows, but how does this really work?
What information is decided to be thrown out? Is it just done by frequency and typical human hearing ...
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Help choosing audio rip format for longevity.
I've been using MP3 for a decade for my audio collection, but with the (not so) recent developments in open source vs patented codecs such as H.264 I am wondering if an alternative format is ...
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Any reason not to convert WAV to FLAC and save some disk space?
As I understand the technologies, WAV is a raw, uncompressed format and FLAC is a compressed but lossless format.
My research has shown that FLAC files "still maintain all the audio fidelity"src of ...
