Hi Dwayne - you may already know this, but just wanted to mention for anyone else who reads this thread. You can adjust the quality of the audio in Presentation Options to get CD-quality sounding audio. Just update the the compression from Optimize for Web Delivery to Custom and select one of the higher bit rates.
That is true. But that is changing the bitrate up from the 16bit. which isn't really the rate it was recorded at. So it's not as clean as it could be as if it was able to be imported at the original rate.
Good point and I figured you knew about the Presentation options. One thing I've always done on my projects is increase the default 24kbps to 32 or 48. Bandwidth isn't an issue like it once was so the higher quality rates work well.
Thank you all for the valuable input. I used Soundbooth to record the files and they are indeed 48 Khertz.
Next question: How do I convert them to 44 Khz without having to re-record them. I looked in Soundbooth and could not find a way to do it.
Also: when setting Soundbooth's default parameters for other files is it better to just select 16 Bit - 44 Khz or should I use the option "Optimized for Flash Video" which uses 44.1 Khz?
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Hi Alberto and welcome to Elearning Heroes!
That's a common issue when audio is saved in one of the non-recommended formats. The good news: it's an easy fix.
Just make sure you export/Save as... using the following audio settings:
I use Soundbooth and the default sampling is usually 48 so I'd check that one to be sure you're saving as 44.
I sure hope the next version of Articulate, or Storybook allows for the importing of higher bit rate audio files, as well as more formats!
Hi Dwayne - you may already know this, but just wanted to mention for anyone else who reads this thread. You can adjust the quality of the audio in Presentation Options to get CD-quality sounding audio. Just update the the compression from Optimize for Web Delivery to Custom and select one of the higher bit rates.
But to your comment, I hope you'll consider submitting a feature request so we can formally track the need: http://www.articulate.com/support/contact/feature/
That is true. But that is changing the bitrate up from the 16bit. which isn't really the rate it was recorded at. So it's not as clean as it could be as if it was able to be imported at the original rate.
Good point and I figured you knew about the Presentation options. One thing I've always done on my projects is increase the default 24kbps to 32 or 48. Bandwidth isn't an issue like it once was so the higher quality rates work well.
Thanks Dwayne.
Thank you all for the valuable input. I used Soundbooth to record the files and they are indeed 48 Khertz.
Next question: How do I convert them to 44 Khz without having to re-record them. I looked in Soundbooth and could not find a way to do it.
Also: when setting Soundbooth's default parameters for other files is it better to just select 16 Bit - 44 Khz or should I use the option "Optimized for Flash Video" which uses 44.1 Khz?
Alberto
Got it, I should have played David's video before asking. I re saved the files and could set the new parameters.
Alberto
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