Re: Any package on Debian to convert a WAVE file into MP3?
On Sunday 14 August 2005 01:18, Paul Johnson wrote:
>On Saturday 13 August 2005 10:08 pm, Rishi wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Is there any program on Debian that can convert a wave file into
>> mp3?
>
>No, because of BMG Music's patent on MPEG Layer 3 encoders. There are
>unofficial packages for encoders (like lame) available from sources
>that can be readily found at http://www.apt-get.org/ . If you want a
>100% Debian's-idea-of-free way of accomplishing the same thing, look
>into the patent-unencumbered Ogg Vorbis format instead.
Shame, you forgot to mention that ogg/vorbis files of the same source, and
the same size as the .mp3 files would be, sound better in almost any a/b
comparison.
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