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    PCM formats?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by JohnnyFlash, Dec 25, 2011.

  1. JohnnyFlash

    JohnnyFlash Notebook Virtuoso

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    I'm converting some of my videos over to raw for processing and editing. I'm using RGBRAW for the video, but for audio there's a lot of PCM choices.

    For example:

    pcm_s16le
    pcm_s16be
    pcm_u16le
    pcm_s24le

    I get that the number is the bit depth, but I can't find a clear answer on what the rest means. Help?
     
    JohnnyFlash, Dec 25, 2011
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    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    No decoders I have ever used really go into that kind of choice, just uncompressed pcm.

    pcm in laymens is basically .wav

    its traditionally a lossless format and thus you have no reason to covert anything to pcm really because it would just increase your file size if your currently in a lossy format and not gain you any extra quality, then when you compress it again for your final render you will lose quality once again for the lossy format.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Dec 26, 2011
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