Re: (idm) Compression

From Ernesto Ikerd
Sent Thu, Sep 2nd 1999, 18:25

>If I take an MP3 and convert it to .WAV and then make some adjustments
>and reconvert it to MP3 do I lose any sound quality? If there are any
>web-geeks out there who have ever tried to take a .JPG and the work on
>it and recompress it then you'll know what I mean.

The jpeg analogy is a good one, yes, mp3 is a lossy compression std, so 
your final result will have artifacts from TWO mpeg compressions

ernie

Ernesto Ikerd,  (817) 763-4795
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