Power User Training http://www.powerusertraining.com Maximize your digital lifestyle Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:59:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 DVD Movies 101 http://www.powerusertraining.com/2010/01/08/dvd-movies-101/ http://www.powerusertraining.com/2010/01/08/dvd-movies-101/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:11:52 +0000 admin http://www.powerusertraining.com/?p=27 Learn how to do anything you want with your personal movie collection, and exercise your fair use rights. This course is currently in development. More info to come soon.

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Digitizing your music library can be a time consuming process, especially if you have hundreds of CD’s, so you want to make sure you get it done right the first time. This course will quickly and clearly teach you everything you need to know about ripping your audio CD library correctly… the first time!

Course Outline

  1. Introduction
    1. Course overview
    2. Benefits of a digital music library
  2. Points of consideration
    1. Perception of quality
    2. File accessibility
  3. Choosing a codec
    1. Lossy vs. Lossless
    2. ABX comparisons
  4. Lossy codecs
    1. Mp3
    2. AAC
    3. Windows Media Audio
    4. Real Audio
    5. Ogg Vorbis
  5. Lossless codecs
    1. Apple Lossless
    2. FLAC
    3. AIFF
    4. Wave
  6. Popular CD ripping software
    1. iTunes
    2. Max
    3. Windows Media Player
    4. Winamp
    5. Exact Audio Copy
  7. Encoding settings
    1. Bit rate, CBR, & VBR
    2. Sample rate
    3. Channels
    4. Bit depth
    5. Error correction
    6. Specialized settings
  8. The ripping process
    1. Avoiding common issues
    2. Data verification
    3. Data backup
  9. Library organization
    1. Meta Tags
    2. Online Databases (CDDB, freedb, MusicBrainz)
  10. 10. Alternative Sources
    1. Analog Conversions (Audio Cassette/LP)
    2. Online Music Stores (iTunes, Amazon, etc.)
  11. Closing
    1. Goodbye!

Course Information

Title: Digital Music 101
Price: TBD
Category: Audio / Mac / Windows
Platform: Mac / Windows / Linux
Format: Digital Download
Running Time: — minutes
Level: Beginner to Advanced

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