Music form a CD or Mp3? at DVinfo.net

Joe Riggs · August 4th, 2009, 05:51 AM

Often times, I end up using mp3's in my projects, and I believe PPro conforms them to the project settings higher quality. Therefore, I haven;t really noticed a difference between using an mp3 vs an uncompressed wav track from a cd. However, should this practice be avoided? Should I only use songs in uncompressed wav format?

Adam Gold · August 4th, 2009, 10:52 AM

Premiere traditionally hates mp3s. It's more stable if you use wavs. Plus the audio quality should be better with wavs. (Of course, once the file has been compressed to mp3, converting back to wav doesn't add back the quality that was lost.)

Tripp Woelfel · August 4th, 2009, 09:08 PM

+1. Wave files at 48kHz, 16 bit is the "native" audio format for PP. In complex or long projects, I'll render out the audio track to a single file and then drop it on the timeline over the original. It saves me from issues when it comes to the final output.

I've been using Easy CD-DA Extractor for ripping CDs to mp3s for over a decade and it's flawless. No bad rips in over 400 CDs. None. Nada. It will also convert audio files from almost anything to almost anything else and there's no need to open the file and view a waveform. Just drop as many files as you want into the queue and let it eat. US$25 well spent those many years ago.

Use this, or something like it to convert your files before you import them to PP to eliminate potential problems.

Mark Williams · August 4th, 2009, 09:12 PM

DBpoweramp is a great utility for converting mp3 to 48khz wave files.

August 4th, 2009, 05:51 AM	#1
Joe Riggs Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 189	Music form a CD or Mp3? Often times, I end up using mp3's in my projects, and I believe PPro conforms them to the project settings higher quality. Therefore, I haven;t really noticed a difference between using an mp3 vs an uncompressed wav track from a cd. However, should this practice be avoided? Should I only use songs in uncompressed wav format?

August 4th, 2009, 09:12 PM	#4
Mark Williams Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Deep South, U.S. Posts: 1,526	DBpoweramp is a great utility for converting mp3 to 48khz wave files. __________________ Mark videos: http://vimeo.com/channels/3523 Stock: http://www.pond5.com/artist/mark29

August 4th, 2009, 10:52 AM	#2
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	Premiere traditionally hates mp3s. It's more stable if you use wavs. Plus the audio quality should be better with wavs. (Of course, once the file has been compressed to mp3, converting back to wav doesn't add back the quality that was lost.)

August 4th, 2009, 09:08 PM	#3
Tripp Woelfel Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Conway, NH Posts: 1,745	+1. Wave files at 48kHz, 16 bit is the "native" audio format for PP. In complex or long projects, I'll render out the audio track to a single file and then drop it on the timeline over the original. It saves me from issues when it comes to the final output. I've been using Easy CD-DA Extractor for ripping CDs to mp3s for over a decade and it's flawless. No bad rips in over 400 CDs. None. Nada. It will also convert audio files from almost anything to almost anything else and there's no need to open the file and view a waveform. Just drop as many files as you want into the queue and let it eat. US$25 well spent those many years ago. Use this, or something like it to convert your files before you import them to PP to eliminate potential problems.