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.wma File Encoding
You can encode a file in compressed .wma format if you so choose. To do so, click on “Save As” .wma and you will be presented with the following dialog box with a list of compression options from which to choose. In general, higher bit rates (kbps) produce better sounding files at the expense of greater memory space requirements. You decide which options best meet your needs.
The WMA Dialog Box with Compression Options
To view the other compressed formats that are available, click on Compressed Formats in the “Save as type” field and highlight “Compressed Formats”. Then, click on the “Available Audio Codecs: Please Select One” field. A listing of available formats will be displayed. The contents of this listing will be dependent on your operating system and/or which Codecs you have installed.
Save As Dialog Box
DCArt10/DC Forensics10 has the ability to use an external Encoder to help you turn any .wav file into an MP3. This process simply allows you to download one of the popular encoders. To do so, go to your Edit/Preferences/Mp3 Encoder and define a path to that particular .EXE file. From that point on, if you choose to SAVE AS or Batch File Processing and want the end result to be MP3 files, DCArt10/DC Forensics10 will use that encoder to make the conversion. We recommend the LAME encoder as the most popular and highly regarded and it is the default encoder included with the software.
You can encode a file in compressed .wma format if you so choose. To do so, click on “Save As” .wma and you will be presented with the following dialog box with a list of compression options from which to choose. In general, higher bit rates (kbps) produce better sounding files at the expense of greater memory space requirements. You decide which options best meet your needs.
The WMA Dialog Box with Compression Options
To view the other compressed formats that are available, click on Compressed Formats in the “Save as type” field and highlight “Compressed Formats”. Then, click on the “Available Audio Codecs: Please Select One” field. A listing of available formats will be displayed. The contents of this listing will be dependent on your operating system and/or which Codecs you have installed.
Save As Dialog Box
DCArt10/DC Forensics10 has the ability to use an external Encoder to help you turn any .wav file into an MP3. This process simply allows you to download one of the popular encoders. To do so, go to your Edit/Preferences/Mp3 Encoder and define a path to that particular .EXE file. From that point on, if you choose to SAVE AS or Batch File Processing and want the end result to be MP3 files, DCArt10/DC Forensics10 will use that encoder to make the conversion. We recommend the LAME encoder as the most popular and highly regarded and it is the default encoder included with the software.