Re: mass conversion from ogg to mp3
ZephyrQ said:
> I have a large number of music files (17 gig worth...yes, for all prying
> eyes they are legal...) that I find I need to convert from .ogg to .mp3.
>
> Not that I want to...but between a teenager with an iphone and being
> saddled with cell phone that won't play .ogg...well, you get the
> picture.
>
> What is the best way to do this? I would prefer a CLI option that I can
> run in the background, but I want to save as much sound quality as I can
> with the transfer...
ogg is a container, so unless you used a lossless codec (i.e. FLAC) then
the mp3s are going to sound horrible, especially as mp3 also has "sound
shaping" and, usually, produces variable bit rate files.
If you really have to do this, then I'd use the best codec you can find
and stick to CBR files.
Since you are using these on an iPhone, you'd be far better off going to
AAC, imo. mp3 is vastly inferior to AAC.
Of course, starting from the lossless files will produce infinitely
better results.
Why not try all the options, on a variety of material, and use your ears?
Then decide.
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Best,
Marc
"Change requires small steps."
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