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[stu b]

Can anyone help me ?
I am new to Media Center and have loaded and used now for three weeks or so loading some 150 C.D's of my 3000 collection,but now my hard drive is full. Someone tells me if I change the format to mp3 this with reduce the  storsge problem - how do I do this  ?
Any help would be appreciated.
Stu

[221bBS]

If you've ripped your music to a lossless format (ape, flac, etc...) then you can use the convert tool.

1. Select the files you want to convert
2. Select "Tools > Library Tools > Convert Format..."
3. Pess the "Change" button located on the upper right
4. Select "Converter"
5. Check the following boxes
    ---Update database
    ---Send original file to the Recycle Bin
6. Select "Encoding"
7. Next to encoder select "MP3 Encoder"
8. Press "Advance" and pick your settings...I would use
    ---Quality (VBR Encoding)
    ---Normal, High, or Extreme from drop down menu
        ("Normal" is OK quality and the smallest size)
    ---Use Fast Mode
9. Press "OK" on the "MP3 Encoding Options" window
10. Press "OK" on the "Converting Settings" window
11. Press "Start"

Before you start converting your files I would make a test file and rip it using the different MP3 Settings (Normal, High, and Extreme) and compare the sound quality and file size.