Talk:Transcode

I have been confused by this term. It was my understanding that what is described here is cascading, and I've been under the impression that the term transcoding was different. Apparently I am incorrect?

Merge with transcode

Both articles are largely identical in purpose. Transcode also contains information regarding the video software, however according to the MOS verb article titles should preferably take the gerund form. It doesn't ultimately matter to me which article title is used ("transcode" vs "transcoding"), provided that there is one definitive article.

Reply with Support or Oppose, followed by optional explanatory comments. --Bk0 (Talk) 21:16, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support --84.68.72.46 22:32, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

MP3 to WAV

Can I encode an MP3 back to WAV and then burn it as an audio cd and play that WAV in my car? I have an old CD player which doesnt recognize the mp3 format. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.18.180.161 (talk • contribs) .

WAV is a lossless format so there would be no loss in quality going from MP3 -> WAV. Transcoding refers to going from one lossy format to another, such as MP3 -> AAC or MP3 -> Vorbis. --Bk0 (Talk) 12:59, 28 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome, but I've heard that when going from MP3 to WAV, that information will be added to the WAV to make the wav go back to the originial size. Is that true? 68.18.136.186 00:43, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not really. Think of it this way: the analog sound you hear is a continuous waveform. The various digital formats such as MP3 and WAV are simply numeric descriptions of that waveform. Lossy formats like MP3 are a less precise and less accurate description than WAV. The waveform that results from decoding MP3 data will look somwhat similar to the original uncompressed waveform but it won't be identical. The WAV that results after decoding MP3 is just a highly accurate description of that somewhat inaccurate compressed waveform, so it takes up more space than the MP3 but contains no additional accuracy or fidelity. I hope that helps. :) --Bk0 (Talk) 13:23, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I just converted an MP3 to WAV. The MP3 was 1.9MB and the resultant WAV was 19MB. 68.155.226.30