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No, I don't think so. They specifically talk about adding compression only into their newscast unit. Why would they data compress only one segment? Also, Compr
by uxp100 10y ago
No, I don't think so. They specifically talk about adding compression only into their newscast unit. Why would they data compress only one segment?
Also, Compression sounds good. Too much, or badly configured compression sounds bad, obviously. But don't throw it all away. (Not that producers are at any risk of doing so.)
- jws 10y agoI was thinking of remote newscast, where you might need to fit your data reliably over a cellular link, but now that I think about it, I don't think NPR does much remote newscast.
- joombaga 10y agoAre you conflating dynamic range compression with data compression?
- colejohnson66 10y agoWell, technically speaking, dynamic range compression /does/ make an MP3 smaller (IIRC)
- riprowan 10y agoSo yes, you are conflating these things.
- colejohnson66 10y ago> you But I'm not OP?
- riprowan 10y agoFair enough.
- joombaga 10y agoRight, but is it done for that purpose?
- colejohnson66 10y agoI don't know how MP3 works, but I was under the impression that a lower bitrate worked by compressing the dynamic range (or at least that was a side effect)