Re: mass conversion from ogg to mp3
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 1:54 PM, marc <gmane@auxbuss.com> wrote:
> 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.
I thought most ogg's were typically vorbis. And vorbis has all of
those same qualities that you ascribe to mp3: shaping and VBR.
> If you really have to do this, then I'd use the best codec you can find
> and stick to CBR files.
Unless one is dealing with a broken player that can't handle VBR,
you'd want to choose VBR over CBR. The codec is able to assign more
bits to portions that need it, and fewer bits where it isn't as
necessary. CBR might be useful for broadcast or real time streaming.
But for storage/playback, you'll want VBR.
mrc
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