Best Process to Convert these Files

[eveshi]

Any reason to convert these to flac under the scenario I have laid out?

To avoid unnecessary loss of sound quality you need to use a "lossless" encoding format such as WAV or FLAC.
WAV files are the most widely supported format (just about every media player supports 16 bit WAV).
FLAC files are about half the size as WAV files (but the same sound quality).
If file size/disk space is an issue then FLAC could be a good option (though these days you can get huge hard disks and big USB memory sticks for not much money).
For compatibility with other programs, 16 bit WAV is your best option (this is the default export format in Audacity).

Good thoughts. I need to pick a transcription program since what I hope to accomplish is the writing to text the audio recordings. It will be a balance between the transcription software and the clarity (which is limited by the source) in selecting one.

Since the files will be primarily for my purposes, hard drive space is not an issue.

[eveshi]

Any reason to convert these to flac under the scenario I have laid out?

If you're using an on-line converter, like the one I linked to, the size of the audio file produced is relevant : the WAV/FLAC/MP3 produced by the converter website will pass across t'internet . A WAV will take about 10 times longer to download , and use 10x more bandwidth, than an almost equivalent MP3

FLAC is about half the size of an equivalent WAV and lossless, (as Steve suggested select 16bit, 8bit is poor, 24/32bit overkill). MP3 is about 1/10th the size of WAV and using 128Kbps @22050Hz I doubt anyone will be tell the difference from the technically lousy original.

Since there are over 200 audio files, I think I will be best served if I can find a [freeware lol] program that can convert the batch. If not, I could be till Christmas uploading one at a time or offline processing one at a time.

I had found one that as a trial converted half the file from swf-->mp3 but they want a few $$$ for the real thing.

BTW you do know this channeling stuff is total-fiction : it sounds like a ventriloquist act . Would an un-educated haich-dropping street-urchin use the phrase "an individual" ? , no they'd either say "a person" or use "someone" twice on the same sentence .

You, sir, need to get a real education regarding the differences between an Independent Direct Voice physical medium and someone who changes their voice and tells you it is Jesus.

[steve]

You could try SUPER by erightsoft http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
There are lots of adverts and you have to jump through hoops on multiple pages to download it, but it is free and it can probably batch convert your SWF files to WAV or MP3.

[eveshi]

You could try SUPER by erightsoft http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
There are lots of adverts and you have to jump through hoops on multiple pages to download it, but it is free and it can probably batch convert your SWF files to WAV or MP3.

Four screens to get to the download file. They are sure proud of their baby! Pulling it down now and will let you know how it goes.

Thanks amigo Steve!

[eveshi]

SUPER is a little funky. It worked fine for about 25 files then timed-out, took a snooze or something. After the reboot, it's OK again but I am limiting the bacth processing to ~20-25 files then shutdown, reopen, wash, rinse, repeat.

Still beats doing swf to mp3 conversions online or one-by-one!

[eveshi]

SUPER has turned out to be more than a "little" funky. It's performance is all over the place. Sometimes it won't convert a single file at a time, others it will take a batch of them and convert them fine. More times than not, it sits there and does nothing.

I have dropped a line off to support, maybe they have an earlier version this is not so buggy.

[Trebor]

[I have used "SUPER©" ... but I had to use ... compatability wizard to make it run smoothly ].

http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 477#p62477

[eveshi]

XP SP3 OS not Vista. I am missing your point, Trebor, but do appreciate your response.

[eveshi]

Here's the answer I got from SUPER support.

Hello, Thank you for your time in completing the survey form about SUPER © Good thing that you provided your email to answer you !

SWF Compressed or SWF Animated files are not supported by FFmpeg or MEncoder. We do not mention this anymore on our site, however, here's an old snapshot from 2010
http://web.archive.org/web/201012132153 ... SUPER.html

Please refer to the para§ FLV / SWF (Flash) where you could read: Note: Compressed SWF input files are NOT supported by SUPER ©

I directed them to the Leslie Flint recordings so I can assume that those .swf files are compressed. Are all .swf compressed by the nature of the file?

[Trebor]

XP SP3 OS not Vista ...

Even XP has a compatibility mode to run older programs, (it's not just Vista and W7 thing ) ... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301911

It's been a few years since I used SUPER , (and I never used it on SWF files) , but IIRC I had to choose " XP SP2" in the compatibility mode.

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