Re: FLASH: Audio cross-platform problem

[Russell E. Unger]

Then, sir, I stand very much corrected in my ways and I will probably change them.


The other thing about all of this is...I imported about a 15 minute sound file,

and it was huge, and the mac choked on it.  Only the PC could handle it, sad to

say.


Dave Hollinden wrote:


> Unless you set Flash's audio export compression to "Disable", which

> disables the ADPCM compressor, then making your sound file 8 bits doesn't

> save you anything and can actually work against you.   Unless you disable

> it, Flash will use ADPCM to compress your file to 5, 4, 3, or 2 bits

> depending on your selection, and the ADPCM compressor works better if you

> give it a 16 bit file to start with.  I always import 16 bit files, even

> when I export them at 2 bits.

>

> At 12:17 PM 3/29/99 -0600, you wrote:

> >You're completely correct, based upon what I've seen with my sound

> >importing...but...

> >

> >Well, although it's not technically "compressing" a file, I do "reduce"

> the file

> >to 8bit sound and mono.  I mean, it's the internet, you really don't need

> >surround sound on it; that's only for the gamers, for the most part (not

> trying

> >to offend anyone).

> >

> >Unless I'm sampling something cool (legally, you've got 7 seconds, I believe)

> >and then I'll sacrifice sound file size a bit for stereo.

> >

> >My .02.

> >

> >Russ

> >

> >Dave Hollinden wrote:

> >

> >> At 12:03 AM 3/26/99 -0800, you wrote:

> >> >Thanks Russell and Marc.  We use SoundEdit16 (Mac) to normalize sound

> >> >before we import it into Flash, and we always import at 44kHz, 16-bit and

> >> >use Flash to compress.  Interesting that compressing in Flash is Marc's

> >> >suggestion but precompressing BEFORE Flash is Russell's.  Opinions from

> any

> >> >other Flashers?

> >> >

> >> >Thanks again,

> >> >

> >> >Hal

> >> >

> >>

> >> You cannot compress before importing into Flash.  Flash does not import

> >> compressed files.  It imports uncompressed wav's on a PC and uncompressed

> >> aiff's on a Mac.  Anyone have a different experience?

> >>

> >> Dave

>

> Dave Hollinden

> Audio Engineer

> Jet City Studios, Seattle

>

dhollindenjetcitystudios [dot] com (mailto:dhollindenjetcitystudios [dot] com)

>

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