RE: [SLUG] MP3 inflation

From: Ken Elliott (kelliott11@cfl.rr.com)
Date: Sat Jan 13 2007 - 17:47:30 EST


>> I have been moving some music from CD's to a HD I have.
>> I notice that on the CD it is one size but as the file is moved to the HD
it grows larger,

Chuck, when you say "moving" are you using the copy (cp) command, or loading
the MP3 file into an application, then saving it to the hard drive? There
should be very little difference if you copy. But if you load the MP3 file
into an application and save, then you are actually decompressing the file,
then recompressing - that could make a huge difference in file size.

Ken Elliott

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