X4-TECH CLIPSTAR Instruction Manual - page 10
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Contrarytothedifferentcompressionprogramsoncom-
puters, for instanceWinZip, all initial information will be
irretrievablylostwhenaudiocompressing.
NormallythedifferencebetweenMP3andaudioCDplay-
backcannotbeheard;providedthata„better”compressi-
onlevelisused.
Inthiscase,theplaybackqualityofferedinmobiledevices
(e.g.theincludedMP3player)orincarsissatisfactory.The
most common known compressed file format is „MP3”,
whichoffersavarietyofqualitylevels(Theprincipleis:the
bettertheformat,thegreatertheamountofdata).
Later on, other different compressed audio file formats
weredeveloped;thesecondmostimportantafter„MP3”is
the„WMA”format.
Meanwhile,therearebothfreeofchargeand/orveryex-
pensiveprogramsforalmostalloperatingsystemsavaila-
bleonthemarketthatcanbeusedwithanyavailableau-
dio CD (or other source), to help you create compressed
musicfiles.
Please note:
AlotofaudioCDsarecopyprotectedtopreventcloning.
Insomecases,complicationscouldarisewhenconverting
intoacompressedmusicdatafile.
Hi-fiCDplayerswillnormallynotbeaffectedbycopypro-
tectedCDs;alotofcomputerdriveswillalthoughrefuse
playback.
The industry is tending to gradually change back to CDs
that are not copy protected, due to the many problems
thatDVDplayers,carradiosandotherportableplayback
unitsarehavingwiththiscopyprotectionmethod.
ThiscopyprotectionsystemwasdevelopedtopreventCD
cloningandcirculation,whichiswhymanyrecordcompa-
niesaretryingtoprotecttheirCDs.
Suchtrendsthreatentheexistenceofartists,musiciansand
themusicindustry.Thedevelopmentofthecopyprotec-
tionsystemhasalsoledtoanillegalcirculationofmusicin
theformofMP3filesviainternetandonlineexchange.
Whatitcomesdownto,isthattherearenowquiteanumb-
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