** On Dec 04, Erik Steffl scribbled: [snip] > > > This package is admittedly a lot like grip, but IMO is much nicer. It's > > > slated for main since you don't actually have to have an encoder with it > > > for it to be useful; you can rip audio to .wav using the cdparanoia > > > plugin. > > > > Perhaps you could do what abcde did, and have it use vorbis by > > default, since it's free? (vorbis-tools package) > > last time I've heard vorbis is not ready yet, I don't remember > details, there was something about what needs to be done for vorbis to > be the same quality as mp3. that was the position of vorbis developers. > what's the state of vorbis now? I have just re-encoded 3 CDs of some music using Vorbis - the quality (with -b 192) is amazing (as you know, all vorbis bitstreams are VBRs actually). Encoding takes much more time, but space-wise there's always some gain. All in all, I think it's ready for "production". regards, marek -- Visit: http://caudium.net - the Caudium WebServer /* A completely unrelated fortune */ QOTD: "Her other car is a broom."
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