MP3 and Oggvorbis

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denise · #1 Post by **denise** » 2004-04-07 07:05

Which programs can I use to encode MP3 and/or Oggvorbis?

(Sorry for this "straight to the point" question but this is what I want to know.)

lacek · #2 Post by **lacek** » 2004-04-07 08:59

Use BladeEnc for encoding mp3s and install vorbis-tools for oggenc, which you can use to encode ogg files.
Note that, thanks for the stupid we-should-patent-everything approach, in some states it may be illegal to encode mp3s. You can check it on the homepage of BladeEnc.

denise · #3 Post by **denise** » 2004-04-07 09:14

Thanks.
That is what I'm looking for.

I understand that Oggvorbiss has a much better sound quality than MP3 is this true?

lacek · #4 Post by **lacek** » 2004-04-07 09:40

Well, I don't know. I think "sound quality" is something I shouldn't talk about while I'm using integrated soundcards... :-)
However, ogg files with the same compression ratio are smaller, thus, when speaking about files of equal size, ogg may be better quality.