That is not always true. Different methods of mp3 encoding and different versions of the encoder may produce different sizes of files. Therefore, there is no accuracy in this. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Lloyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 4:58 AM Subject: Re: Playing time of MP3
> There's been a lot of methods already mentioned here for accurately > checking > track duration of MP3 files. However, if you're looking for a simple way > of > estimating track duration and you know the bit rates of the files in > question, a rough guide is that an MP3 file encoded at 128kbps will yield > 1 > meg for each minute of music. So if you have 200 meg of MP3 files all > encoded around 128kbps then you've got 200 minutes of music. Of course, > if > your MP3 files are closer to 320kbps you can very roughly say that a 5 > minute track will take up approximately 10 meg of disc space. > > Regards. > > Kevin > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donald L. Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 5:55 PM > Subject: Re: Playing time of MP3 > > >> Along the same line, is there a tool which will tell you the >> total playing time of an m3u play list; or, conversely, could one >> group a bunch of mp3s together in the same folder and find out >> the playing time of all files when played together? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Don Roberts >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Chris Skarstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 3:38 PM >> Subject: Re: Playing time of MP3 >> >> >> hi. There is no given length for the time of a specific file >> based >> on the file size, because of how it's produced, what bitrate it's >> at, >> sampling rate also comes into play, etc. >> If you use JAWS and Winamp, any version from 2.9 up to the >> current >> 5.24, press control insert pluss t and you will be told how long >> the >> file is in minutes and seconds. Similarly, if you press alt plus >> shift plus t, the elapsed time of the currently playing track >> will be >> spoken. you can also do this while a track is paused. Finally, >> to >> get the remaining time of the track,control plus shift plus t is >> what >> you'll want to press. If you don't use JAWS however, you can >> press >> control plus j and the jump to time dialogue box will open. You >> will >> be told how long the file is and it'll give you the opportunity >> to >> jump to a specific point in the file, in minutes and seconds. So >> if >> you have a 65 minute long file, and you want to jump 25 minutes >> and >> 15 seconds in, press control plus j and then type the following: >> 25:15 >> and press enter. and then you should be taken to that point in >> the file. >> Hope this helps. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> At 04:36 PM 7/4/2006, you wrote: >> >Hello, >> >Is there a chart of any nature that will tell me the playing >> >time of the >> >many MP3 files that I have on my computer? >> >What I am after is, when I go into the properties of a file it >> >says , as an >> >example, 22.1MB How long of a playing time is there for a MB of, >> >or how long >> >for 10MB? >> >Hope this makes sense. >> >Thanks, >> >Morey >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> >http://www.pc-audio.org >> > >> >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> >This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other >> >lists we offer, visit us on the web at >> >http://www.MosenExplosion.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other >> lists we offer, visit us on the web at >> http://www.MosenExplosion.com >> >> __________ NOD32 1.1599 (20060614) Information __________ >> >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
