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Avoid a 'download' problem with iDisk and media files
Authored by: adrianm on Mar 10, '05 01:33:16PM
You could convert it to Apple's lossless compressed format and get it to about half size. I'm assuming you don't want to compress it lossy to AAC.

Or split it up into smaller chunks using split from the Terminal, for example.

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Avoid a 'download' problem with iDisk and media files
Authored by: Beavix on Mar 10, '05 02:01:32PM

Or at least compressing the AIFF file into a SITX archive, which can be 20- 25% smaller than the original file (according to my own experience with uncompressed sound files).



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Avoid a 'download' problem with iDisk and media files
Authored by: macintaz on Mar 10, '05 02:20:39PM

Even faster convert it to AAC and than youll have a 60 MB file and re constute it back to AIFF of course you will lose some of the Quality but it will be much Faster

My two cents



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Avoid a 'download' problem with iDisk and media files
Authored by: DavidRavenMoon on Mar 10, '05 03:30:36PM

Or use Apple Loss-less compression.

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Avoid a 'download' problem with iDisk and media files
Authored by: windrag on Mar 11, '05 12:21:38AM
Or split it up into smaller chunks using split from the Terminal, for example
My client is a Windows user. Is there a simple, non-geeky way that a typical non-tech user could re-join files split in such a manner? This might be a good option if they can download several small files and join them in a non-Unix, Windows GUI kinda way. ALC (Apple Lossless) is moot, as the client is a Windows user. Thanks for the tips!

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Avoid a 'download' problem with iDisk and media files
Authored by: pcook on Mar 11, '05 12:07:40PM

iTunes for Windows! Your PC friend will have no problem dealing with Apple's Lossless codec. You will save lots of space in an untterly non-geeky fashion.

Try yousendit again. My PC friend found it much easier to deal with files delivered this way and it worked for myself and many others without a hitch.

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