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johnmeyer wrote on 8/29/2004, 7:21 AM
I'm not the audio expert here (Spot and others are the biggies), but if no one else answers, I would opt to convert to AC3 and then back again at the other end. Vegas can do the conversion to AC-3, but I only know of shareware tools to do the conversion back the other way (like DVD2AVI). Fortunately, all the tough work is during the compression, and that has to be done right. Vegas obviously is up to the task. It should get you a 5:1 compression, or more.

Of course, if your audio is only a few minutes long, and you've got a fast connection, then just send WAV.
goshep wrote on 8/29/2004, 7:45 AM
As I recall, Spot is not a fan of AC-3. Spot? Spot? I'm sure he's cruising around here somewhere.

Former user wrote on 8/29/2004, 8:24 AM
Winrock,

I would consider myself to be a bit of an expert in this (I do these voiceovers for clients worldwide on a daily basis). Best to discuss your needs with the voiceover talent first. Obviously quality is king and depending on your project makeup - .wav files are always the first choice. However - due to size...they can be cumbersome to transfer. As a real world example - I send out 99% or my work in MP3 format at a bitrate of 128KHZ and in mono. For dry voiceover - MP3 shows very little difference in quaility from the original .wav session file.

Also examine your delivery methods...currently most of my voiceover product is delivered in MP3 format in as an email attachment. Some of my clients offer FTP server access so I can upload whatever they need...for my largest projects...it could end up on CD or even DVD and be delivered overnight via Fedex.

Cheers,

Bruce McDonald
President and Voiceover Artist
Vocalpoint Studios
winrockpost wrote on 8/29/2004, 9:29 AM
appreciate the advice and info.