Format conversions are VERY slow or don't work at all.

[boxall]

Converting one format to another is VERY slow.

When doing a Send to (Rip/Convert) it simply doesn't do anything.....sits at the first file.

[Guest]

Is this with MM 2.2 or 2.3 RC-1?

[boxall]

Think it was 2.3 Beta ??? I will try RC1.

[rusty]

please let me know asap... moving this to the beta forum.

-Rusty

[Guest]

please let me know asap... moving this to the beta forum.

-Rusty

Yes no change in RC1. I am using WMA files all round.

But in RC1 at leats it does rip and convert (Send to). Just deathly slow!

[rusty]

Please describe exactly which conversions are going slowly. i.e. from what format/bitrate to what format/bitrate and with/without volume levelling.

thx.

-Rusty

[boxall]

From WMA (various bit rates) to WMA 64k - no volume levelling.

Just doing a send to: Copy and Convert.

[rusty]

Boxall,

I just tested conversion of a 4 minute wma 128 kbps file to 64 kbps wma file and it took 10-15 seconds. I assume it's much slower than that for you. So either:
a) there's something different between our environments
b) the source wma files that you're using are different in some way

Can you e-mail me a sample wma file that is exhibiting this problem?

-Rusty

[boxall]

Will do. I may also test it on another machine just in case.

Where are you sending your file? Local HD or some removable media.

I have tried both.

[Guest]

I sent the files locally to the C: drive (my preference for testing purposes as it localizes the problem).

-Rusty

[boxall]

OK on another machine I converted a 10min 96kbps WMA to a 64kbps WMA in 30 secs onto c:\. Not too bad. Now I will test again at home on the same file. Maybe it is because I am trying to convert 150 files that it just feals real slow.

However.......

Testing converting a 96kbps WMA album (8 files) to 64kbps on a Compact Flash card (1.1 USB card reader) took < 3 mins on WMP 10 and over 7:30 with MediaMonkey.

Also when you do a send to why add the destination to the library? Doesn't make sense when the destination could be removable media.

[boxall]

Anyone else see it slow?

[rusty]

Moving this to the bug forum for followup (i.e. this won't block the 2.3 release.

-Rusty