Import/Export WAV for audio editing - Is there a diff. bet. "export" and "save"? at DVinfo.net

Macauley Peterson · April 21st, 2003, 01:58 PM

Is there any loss in quality if you import a WAV file into Premiere, edit it -- such as to remove empty space or bad takes -- and export the file anew?

I.e. Is this a "recompression" that will cause the file to lose quality? Or is it akin to saving the file in a program specifically designed for audio editing?

Rob Lohman · April 23rd, 2003, 11:27 AM

Premiere will not degrade your WAV file *IF* you don't use any
lossy WAV compression codecs. WAV files are only a vehicle. Within
the WAV you still have to choose a compression format (or
uncompressed)! This will decide if quality is being reduced or
not. Best to work with uncompressed WAV files or lossless
codecs.

April 21st, 2003, 01:58 PM	#1
Macauley Peterson New Boot Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Princeton, NJ, USA Posts: 7	Import/Export WAV for audio editing - Is there a diff. bet. "export" and "save"? Is there any loss in quality if you import a WAV file into Premiere, edit it -- such as to remove empty space or bad takes -- and export the file anew? I.e. Is this a "recompression" that will cause the file to lose quality? Or is it akin to saving the file in a program specifically designed for audio editing?

April 23rd, 2003, 11:27 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Premiere will not degrade your WAV file IF you don't use any lossy WAV compression codecs. WAV files are only a vehicle. Within the WAV you still have to choose a compression format (or uncompressed)! This will decide if quality is being reduced or not. Best to work with uncompressed WAV files or lossless codecs. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors