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[George]

Hoster encodes all cdg files into WMA, not just MTU Microstudio. I've used nothing but my backup's to test with, rather than foolling around getting the discs out of my players.

And I am not Steve Walker's Boy...ugh!


George

[kedmison]

Thanks George,

Appreciate the info and I promise not to refer to "you know who" as "you know what!"

Kelly

[kedmison]

Some of the newer CGD's are being made with a video background. Will Hoster be able to play these? My Hoster/Laptop is coming with a CDROM/DVD, I suppose it might play through that but was wondering if it would play as a loaded file.

Kelly

[George]

Kelly, have no idea this is the first I've seen of it. Really don't know anything about "video background", not having purchased a new cdg in some time. Are they using a background "wallpaper" with the lyics, instead of the lyrics being on a solid color screen? That's the impression I get from your post. This may need to be addressed by MTU.

George

[kedmison]

George,

The ones I saw Looked pretty much like a regular CDG but where you normally have your "Intsrumental Breaks" they had a video playing. I've only seen them a couple of times and that was over a year ago. Apparently they aren't catching on well. Thanks.

Kelly

[admin]

DVD discs have a totally different format, including MPEG2 audio compression. We have a LOT of work to add this into our Import Tracks Tab importing function. Thus, importing DVD disc songs is not currently scheduled to be done. We are aware that some of the Karaoke producers are now converting to DVD format, and we think that is a mistake. However, we will have to follow the market digressions... IF enough producers follow this direction shift.

Also, video images will consume HUGH QUANTITIES OF HARD DRIVE SPACE!!!. If we import them, you probably won't get any more compression. Thus, playing a DVD from Hoster would be easier for us to just let you use your DVD disc and play from there. I know... then there is no advantage of Hoster!!! Now you're starting to understand why we think the DVD direction is a bad one. These songs also can't be effeciently downloaded over the Internet for sale. They can only be sold on DVD disc format.

Food for thought.

Dave

[kedmison]

Dave,

I agree with you 100%. I was just wondering since the laptop I have ordered from you, which has DVD/CDROM in it, would play a karaoke/DVD disc. I don't think that's the direction they will go either.

Kelly

[admin]

I find it very incredible that someone who does not own Hoster can even pretent to know anything about it. In the future, all parties who are not Hoster users who make posts that don't make sense will be deleted.

I further request, that anyone who does not own Hoster, not post in our Hoster Open Forums. It is VERY misleading and makes George, MTUSUPPORT and ADMIN have to spend more time correcting the misconceptions proposed as "facts".

I trust all who are guilty will take notice.

[kedmison]

Hoping my laptop and Hoster to be here next week.

Have noticed in some past threads that there was a problem with using certain compression ratios. But I believe in the newest release that is fixed. However my question is what compression ratio has been found to be the best?

Kelly

[admin]

All compression problems were found and solved. They all related to a problem in Microsoft's dev studio software!!! Bless their dear little hearts... they try so hard to screw up the entire world and do such an excellent job at doing it!!!!

Listen to MP3 with known compression ratios. Whatever you like, you can probably use one higher compression ratio (meaning 96K is higher than 128K... i.e. more compression makes the file smaller). Some diehards like 192Kb which is not much at all. Most I believe are using 96Kb, or 128Kb.