Re: FLASH: Audio cross-platform problem

[Dave Hollinden]

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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