On Fri, 2003-08-08 at 11:22, Craig Tinson wrote: > Guys... > > I've had an idea for a "play project" I can work on at home in my spare > time.. but before I start on it I need a few ideas.. > > Can anyone come up with a theory on how to "convert an mp3 into a > number"? I know that sounds weird so I'll explain what I mean... > > Imagine converting an mp3 into a wav and loading it into a wav editor.. > you will see a waveform.. there must be a mathematical way of converting > that waveform into a unique number that will represent that waveform.. > the number would be huge to hold all the information for the waveform... > > When I say "number" I don't mean as in integer, long etc.. I mean as in > a huge set of individual integers.. > > Hope that all makes sense.. anyone any ideas on how this could be done? > > Cheers > > Craig > >
You can never convert it into a single unique number. That can be proved to be impossible. You can convert it into a different set of numbers if you fill like it. Look into the theory of wavelets or fourier transforms if you really fill like it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
