Converting MP3 sound files to Quicktime for use on the web

1. You need to use Quicktime Pro
2. Drag the MP3 sound file icon onto Quicktime Player
3. Select export from the file menu
4. Export movie to Quicktime movie
5. Click on options. Sound will be checked, other options will be grayed
6. Click on settings
7. Select compressor=Qdesign music 2
8. Select 16 bit stereo
9. Click on options -sound settings, from the bitrate popup menu select 48 kilobits
10. Click OK
11. Make sure prepare for internet streaming is selected, and faststart is displayed in the popup menu
12. Click as OK
13. In the file name space of the dialogue box, make sure to save as "filename.mov"

On the web page, if you want the sound to play as soon as the page loads, and do not want to display the controller, the html tag should look like this (with your own sound filename):

<P><EMBED SRC="sounds/"filename.mov" WIDTH=100 HEIGHT=100

controller=FALSE loop=FALSE autoplay=TRUE hidden=true></P>

Questions? Email Peg Syverson: syverson@uts.cc.utexas.edu