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1. Re: Voiceover = Tincan
MichaelS Dec 31, 2008 10:48 AM (in response to Rich146)You might want to change the default bit rate in the Publish settings. There's a separate rate for Event and Streaming audio. The default is very low and will result in poor sound quality. -
2. Re: Voiceover = Tincan
Newsgroup_User Dec 31, 2008 11:01 AM (in response to Rich146)Hi Rich, :)
> The original wav and the compressed mp3 sounds greats
> played with SoundBooth sounds good but when I put it
> into flash and play it there is significant quality loss with
> the "tin can echo"
There are a number of ways to control the sound played back by Flash.
My hunch is, yours is audio played from a tmeline keyframe, and for internal
sound, you can take care of this all from a single dialog box.
When you import an MP3 file (or any audio file), you'll find it in the
Library panel. Right-click on the file and select Properties to open the
Sound Properties dialog, which gives a summary of the imported audio, in
addition to compression settings and more.
In the case of MP3s, you'll see a checkbox that says "Use imported MP3
quality" when the Compression dropdown menu is set to MP3. When that
checkbox is selected, the audio *should* sound as good in Flash as it does
in Audition. Optionally, you may deselect the checkbox and configure your
own bitrate and quality settings. (Note the Test button in this dialog,
which conveniently lets you hear what the audio will sound like in the
published SWF.) Bear in mind that your SWF's file size will change (often
dramatically!) as you reconfigure these compression settings.
Fot non-MP3 files, such as WAVs, AIFFs, and the like, you won't have the
checkbox I mentioned, but you'll still have the option to encode your audio
using the same MP3 settings. You'll also find alternate compressors in the
Compression dropbox, so give them a shot until you find the sweet spot.
It's a bit like experimenting with JPG compression when you export a JPG
from Photoshop.
David Stiller
Co-author, Foundation Flash CS4 for Designers
http://tinyurl.com/5j55cv
"Luck is the residue of good design."

