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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: aldo_14 on April 29, 2005, 06:44:24 pm

Title: Freeware MP3->OGG tool?
Post by: aldo_14 on April 29, 2005, 06:44:24 pm

Recommendationd?  Nothing fancy, a batch command line tool would be just fine :)

Title: Freeware MP3->OGG tool?
Post by: neo_hermes on April 29, 2005, 07:24:24 pm

don't know if it's free or not.
http://www.mp3-converter.biz/mp3-to-ogg-converter-directory/
also Google is your friend.

Title: Freeware MP3->OGG tool?
Post by: WMCoolmon on April 29, 2005, 07:30:34 pm

http://www.dbpoweramp.com

There may also be an OGG output plugin for winamp; then you could use the MAD input plugin to decode the MP3s at 24-bits, thus helping to keep them from sounding horrible due to multiple compression alghorithms.

Title: Freeware MP3->OGG tool?
Post by: Kamikaze on April 29, 2005, 08:02:51 pm

http://faceprint.com/code/

BTW: Recompressing an mp3 file will lower quality.

Title: Freeware MP3->OGG tool?
Post by: Windrunner on April 30, 2005, 03:54:08 am

whats the difference between mp3 and OGG formats?

Title: Freeware MP3->OGG tool?
Post by: Nuke on April 30, 2005, 03:57:29 am

isnt there a major quality issues converting from one lossy format to another?

Title: Freeware MP3->OGG tool?
Post by: Nix on April 30, 2005, 04:13:20 am

The difference really is that MP3, if you want to use it commercially, say the encoder/decoder, you'd have to pay for it.  OGG is an open-source codec that allows a little more flexibility with the files, and I dont believe that you'd have to pay for it, or not pay as much, if you were going to use it commercially.

I store most of my MP3's in 192K format, some in 256K format, and I'll re-encode them down to a lower bitrate so they'll fit on my storage card for my Axim.  I notice a difference when going from 256 down to 160 K  but it's not a huge problem.  That's just MP3, with MP3 to OGG, I havent heard a huge difference when transcoding like that.  Though, an OGG and an MP3 at thier same respective bitrates sound different.

Title: Freeware MP3->OGG tool?
Post by: Fury on April 30, 2005, 04:21:22 am

Drag & Drop tool, oggdropXPd (http://rarewares.org/ogg.html).

Title: Freeware MP3->OGG tool?
Post by: Singh on April 30, 2005, 04:34:20 am

Audacity should be good for this...

Title: Freeware MP3->OGG tool?
Post by: Fury on April 30, 2005, 04:54:12 am

Audacity's internal plugins for decoding are a bit outdated afaik.

Title: Freeware MP3->OGG tool?
Post by: aldo_14 on April 30, 2005, 07:29:58 am

Quote

Originally posted by Kamikaze
http://faceprint.com/code/

BTW: Recompressing an mp3 file will lower quality.

I know; this is for custom music in a game, which only supports ogg format.  And I can't be bothered digging out 20-odd CDs to convert directly.

Title: Freeware MP3->OGG tool?
Post by: vyper on April 30, 2005, 08:17:13 am

That wouldn't be UT2004 would it? (or did that use MP3)

Title: Freeware MP3->OGG tool?
Post by: aldo_14 on April 30, 2005, 08:22:51 am

Nope.

Title: Freeware MP3->OGG tool?
Post by: Deepblue on May 01, 2005, 12:59:31 am

Do a search for something like Alt WAV MP3 OGG or something, little trial that lets you convert mp3 to ogg and vice versa and lets you determine output bitrates. Its for 15 days, but you can set your clock back I believe and still use it.