Question about MB file size
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VomitHatSteve
Hat STYLE. Not contents.
The second one is more precise, but both are accurate to their level of measurement
490 MB is 1024 KB, each of which is 1024 bytes, so it's actually 513,802,240 B. 491 MB is 514,850,816, so your value is being rounded down to 490
490 MB is 1024 KB, each of which is 1024 bytes, so it's actually 513,802,240 B. 491 MB is 514,850,816, so your value is being rounded down to 490
TalismanRich
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As VHS said, TECHNICALLY, a megabyte is 1024 kilobytes, because it's based on base2 numbering system (2^20)
Some people (like hard drive manufacturers) are using 1000kB as a MB. Hence you buy a 1 TB drive and find out that you only have 913MB. Computers still think in base2 notation.
What the US copyright office uses, should be spelled out in their documentation, but you know how gov't agencies are. If you are on the borderline, you can always drop the bit rate, or try using variable bit rate instead of fixed. You are only documenting a work, not using it for a recording master.
Some people (like hard drive manufacturers) are using 1000kB as a MB. Hence you buy a 1 TB drive and find out that you only have 913MB. Computers still think in base2 notation.
What the US copyright office uses, should be spelled out in their documentation, but you know how gov't agencies are. If you are on the borderline, you can always drop the bit rate, or try using variable bit rate instead of fixed. You are only documenting a work, not using it for a recording master.
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gecko zzed
Grumpy Mod
This ^^^
There are many ways of reducing the file size because qual;ity is not the primary concern.