Would encoding my 320kbps CBR mp3s to ~256kbps VBR be fairly lossless, or should I download FLAC versions before encoding?
Alternatively, should I just try to redownload the few songs I have in 256 VBR format?
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320 Kbps is not lossless, but lossy. FLAC is lossless. Reencoding MP3 files from 320Kbps to 256Kbps simply filters out more quality, leaving you with an even more lossy MP3 file. If you want the highest possible quality, choose a lossless file format such as FLAC. For most uses though, a lossy file format such as MP3 is sufficient. The choice of quality of the MP3 file depends on your audio equipment and storage space. If you want good quality (not lossless, but good) and storage space is not an issue, choose 320Kbps. If you want to save on storage space, 192Kbps or 256Kbps is fine too, but the sound quality will be less than of a 320Kbps MP3 file.
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in case you have thecontinual area, and the tuner card helps it, the best strategies-set is to capture to DV or MJPEG. those codecs enable modifying cleanly via individual frames. With MPEG2, compression takes into consideration variations from physique to physique, which permits bigger tiers of compression, besides the incontrovertible fact that it complicates modifying. DV is what MiniDV (and digital 8) camcorders checklist to, so any video editor might help those codecs; the selection of MPEG2 editors is a lot greater constrained. as quickly as you have made the cuts, you could export to MPEG2. VBR and CBR ought to look the two solid, yet CBR ought to require lots greater disc area to examine the top bitrate tiers of VBR. yet, that'll rely on the kind of cloth you're digitizing; video with lots of random or speedy action will choose bigger bitrates than 2 human beings having a verbal replace on a sofa.
Marwan
Heyy I didn't get well ur point but maybe a converter could help.. :)