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manual of your device, are given that should help create executable MPEG-
4 files. For more experimental users, the complete setup options of the
MPEG-4 codec can be found behind the "Advanced settings..." buttons.
Video/audio: MPEG-4 and the newer MPEG-4 H.264 are currently available,
and these are used with new devices especially. MPEG-4 video may be
combined with AAC or AMR sound (the latter is mainly for mobile
telephones). The combination of MPEG-4 H.264/AAC is more seldom
applicable (Apple iPod Video). MPEG-4 H.264 featuring AMR will almost
never occur.
Multiplexer: This features so-called container formats and special options for
Apple iPod, iPhone, and Sony PSP. MPEG-4 is usually used as an output
format, while mobile phones (but not iPhone) mostly use 3GP.
For more information about MPEG-4 encoder read the "MPEG-4 encoder
settings (view page 346)" chapter.
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Audio as MP3
Note: MP3 export requires Windows Media Player version 10 and up.
The MP3 encoder cannot be used as a codec for the AVI audio file audio
tracks.
Options
The "Options" section allows the format and the compression level for the
audio file to be set.
Bit rate: "Bit rate" selection specifies the compression level: the higher the
bit rate, the higher the quality of the exported audio file will be. On the other
hand, the bit rate also determines the final file size: the smaller the bit rate,
the smaller the files will be.
Mono/stereo/5.1 Surround: Most mobile devices have only one loudspeaker.
To save on memory, you may export in mono for these devices. In "5.1
Surround" mode, you can also export in MP3 Surround. Read "Mixer in
Surround mode" for more about this.
Normalize: This function should always be activated. It guarantees that the
music is not too loud/overmodulated or too quiet.