SHN to XBox: Convert SHN(Shorten Audio) video to XBox with River Past Crazi Video

What is SHN?

Shorten (extension .shn) is an audio compression scheme written by Tony Robinson of SoftSound that can compact wav files without subtracting out any frequencies. It's "lossless"- everything in the original wav is there, so that full quality is maintained. For many traders of live music, Shorten files (shns) therefore have an undisputed advantage over "lossy" mp3-format files. A shn file made from a wav is quite a bit larger than the corresponding mp3, with a size perhaps ~50-70% of the orginal wav.

To convert SHN audio to other formats, please have SHN DirectShow Filter installed.

Launch Crazi Video

Install Crazi Video, launch Crazi Video.

Add File

Click on the "Add" button on the tool bar. The standard file open dialog appears. Select "SHN - Shortened WAV Format" in its "Files of type" combo box.

Select the file you want to convert and click "Open". The file will be added to the conversion file list.

Note: To convert from SHN files, you must have SHN DirectShow Filter installed.

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Select XBox Output

Click on the toggle in front of "Output Format" to expand the panel.

Select "XBox" as the device type.

Change individual file settings

Select the file in the conversion list. An additional panel "Convert File" appears.

Click on the toggle to expand the panel.

If you want to extract the audio from the video, select "Audio" as the "Media Type".

The aspect ratio is retrieve from the original video file. In some cases, this value may be incorrect. To change it, you can either select from the list, or type in a value.

You can change the output file name here.

Select output directory

Expand the "Output Directory" panel. Use the "Browse" button to select an output directory.

Select "Add to Windows Media Player for Syncing" under Sync Options. Check "Add to Play list" and enter a play list name. The converted files will be automatically added to WMP under the specified play list, ready to be synced to your XBox 360 or other Windows Media compatible players.

You can also set the Sync Option to "Do not Sync", and manage the files yourself.

Convert

Click the "Convert" button on the tool bar.

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