>> In order to keep some sound quality I opted for 48 kBits/sec (in the publish
>> settings) and selected convert to mono (which I thought might halve the size
>> of the dcr when compared to using stereo).
>> 
>> But it doesn't. And I don't know why! Do I need to convert the .wav files to
>> mono before importing them into Director or am I doing something stupid in
>> the publish settings?
> 
> 
> The 48 Kbits/S is a data rate, so that's how much per second will be
> taken, regardless of whether it's stereo or not, or even if the
> sample rate is changed. The convert to mono option will try to make
> the most of the data rate, hopefully it will sound like 48 rather
> than two channels of 24. In any case, you'll need to lower the data
> rate to make the file smaller.

Converting the wavs to swas might help a bit, too.

-Kurt


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