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Post by laughingdevil on Nov 26, 2015 22:53:44 GMT
I really like the audiobook format, but I'd like to save space on my phone by loading trimmed-down versions (no trailers, no behind the scenes, just story). I don't have a Mac, so I can't use Splasm's Audio Book Builder. I've heard good things about Chapter and Verse, but I can't get the thing to work.
For instance, I downloaded Blood of the Daleks Part 1. As mp3's, it's 152 MB for 36 tracks. I set iTunes' Import Settings to iTunes Plus (128 mono, 256 stereo) and Chapter and Verse's Encoder Settings to iTunes Plus. But the end product comes out as a 7.66 MB mb4 file encoded at 16 kbs.
I know there's up to 1-2 mb that is removed per mp3 files as they're joined, but how come I'm getting this 16 kbs file instead of a 256 kbs audiobook? Shouldn't it be about the size of the Big Finish-created audiobook weighing in at 118 MB?
(edit - for some reason I wrote "As mp3's, it's 236 MB for 73 tracks." originally.) |
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Post by omega on Nov 26, 2015 23:19:01 GMT
At this point I download the m4b audiobook, convert into the individual episodes with iTunes and make a custom audiobook with Chapter And Verse. 73 tracks? Blimey.
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Post by laughingdevil on Nov 26, 2015 23:34:01 GMT
Sorry, 36 tracks of the mp3's and 152 MB.
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Post by laughingdevil on Nov 26, 2015 23:34:21 GMT
Wait, how do you convert one of BF's audiobooks into its individual parts? That would be so much easier. Please explain.
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Post by omega on Nov 27, 2015 0:05:43 GMT
Wait, how do you convert one of BF's audiobooks into its individual parts? That would be so much easier. Please explain. 1) On iTunes, when you play an audiobook there's a tab on the menu that shows you the list of chapters and timestamps for when they begin. 2) You note down the timestamps, so the first chapter is 00:00-27:42 for example (end the first chapter with the timestamp for the second chapter, second chapter ends at the timestamp for the third chapter and so on). 3) Right-mouse click on the audiobook you want to convert and click "Get Info". 4) Click on the Options tab in the box that appears, and you should see boxes for Start and Stop Time. 5) Enter the timestamp, click OK. 6) Right-mouse click on the audiobook again, and click "Create ACC/MP3 Version" (depending on your conversion settings, I'd choose ACC, which converts to m4a). 7) Once the first chapter is done, do the same for the rest of the chapters. It's useful to change the metadata before each conversion, so you know what the converted file is. |
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Post by laughingdevil on Nov 27, 2015 0:10:22 GMT
Much appreciated, I'll try that out!
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