boojum Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Hi, I am new here and am quite confused with the SS and HiMDRenderer threads. Will SS 4.2 trash HiMD files on the upload making HiMDRenderer neccessary or not? Waiting anxiously in Oregon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 They do two different things, and SonicStage has to be installed for Hi-MD Renderer to work. SonicStage 4.2 uploads the tracks from MD to computer and is very reliable. Trashed uploads pretty much disappeared with some of the later 3.x versions. That's not to say it's impossible for it to happen, but no one has been mentioning trashed uploads here lately. Once the tracks are uploaded and in SonicStage's My Library on the PC, Hi-MD Renderer can convert them to other file formats: .mp3, .ogg, etc. With SonicStage, you first have to convert to .wav, which takes a lot of disc space, and then use another program to convert to the other formats. Back in the prehistoric era of Hi-MD, Sony didn't offer a way to convert .oma files uploaded onto the computer to something portable and unencrypted, like .wav. Hi-MD Renderer solved that problem, and for all we know, forced Sony to provide the same functionality. Soon, Sony offered .wav converter as a separate program to be used with the early SonicStages, and then the routine for .wav conversion was built into later SonicStages. But Hi-MD Renderer is still good to have around when you don't want to multiply the size of your files by a factor of 10 to make .wav files--for instance, if you have an interview that will sound fine in .mp3. Hi-MD Renderer is also good in the event of a problem with uploading, because of its MD Recorder function. That can automate recording in realtime: it plays each track, controlling the unit via USB, and records each track as a separate file out of the headphone jack, into the PC. For NetMD users, that's still the only way to get tracks onto the computer. For Hi-MD users, it's usually unnecessary. It's also worth pointing out that Marcnet is one guy, not a corporation, and if you do get a lot of use out of Hi-MD Renderer, you could send him a donation via Paypal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boojum Posted December 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 A440 - thanks for the info; problem solved.I tried to send GBP10 to Marcnet but was refused by the board. I will try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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