Looking for easy editing for WMA files
Jan Triplett
Art Thompson
Any reputable audio editing software should allow you to edit and work
with WMA files. I recommend Audacity, which I believe is open source.
Just search for it and it should be at the top of the results. Hope
this helps.
Art
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Lynn Bender
However, wma files are a Microsoft proprietary format, and Audacity cannot read them because of license restrictions. grrr.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=files&i=wma-proprietary
There are several good free wma to mp3 converters. You can find them on download.com.
Be sure to avoid the ones with adware. I just converted 2 hours of wma files in 3 minutes.
Also, if the files contain DRM, you may not be able to convert them.
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Todd O'Neill
Art Thompson
My bad, I just got home and checked and, for sure, Audacity does not let you work with WMA--or any other proprietary, digital rights management--format. I could have sworn I'd done this in the past, but now I remember that I had to convert the files to WAV and then edit them in Audacity.
Using a file converter is an option if you don't mind the added a step. I use a batch conversion program called Switch Sound File Converter that will convert to and from any format. Just be aware that when you convert a WMA (or any other compressed file format) into another, more friendly format you will lose some quality because the file needs to be decompressed and then re-compressed into the new format. Think of it as a copy of a copy versus the original recording. If you go this route, I suggest you convert the files to an uncompressed format like WAV to edit the files and then save them as MP3 or whatever format you need. Depending on what the content is, you might not even notice it. I just wanted to make sure you knew about this before the head scratch came on...
Cheers,
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Jan Triplett
skipper chong warson
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/fission/
Its price tag ($32) isn't quite as attractive as Audacity's ($0) but
it's rock solid.
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Jan Triplett
skipper chong warson
It's only for Macs, as far as I know.
cheers,
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On Mar 11, 9:58 am, Jan Triplett <tripl...@bscusa.com> wrote:
> Is it Mac compatible?
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> Thanks.
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