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Is it possible to convert OGG files to MP3 files? If so, would the conversion process take away quality from the final MP3?
Only reason why I want to do this is so I can convert all my mp3's from my computer to OGG - save the OGG's onto a CD - delete all my MP3's from computer - and thus free up some much needed memory on computer.
If then I need MP3's I just go to my CD, select the desired files and then convert them from OGG to MP3
Thanks
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Posted: 2003-09-04 17:21:34
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yes but you should be aware going from a lossy format (mp3) to another lossy format (ogg), wont give nice results especially if you convert them back again quality will become terrible
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Posted: 2003-09-04 17:25:41
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damn...
Any other suggestions how I can free up space on my computer regarding the MP3's (I Have approx 150 mp3's!)
I would copy all my mp3's to CD. BUT unfortunately my cd copier doesnt allways copy all the songs. Also, even though I have 80 minute cd's I can actually only copy about 45-50 minutes worth... once again anyone have any ideas why???
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Posted: 2003-09-04 17:52:50
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are you recording a mp3 cd.. or an audio cd?
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Posted: 2003-09-04 18:14:00
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try burning it as a data CD and NOT as an Audio CD
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Posted: 2003-09-04 19:29:45
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you shouldn't convert mp3 to ogg cause it deteriorates the quality and when converting ogg back to mp3 you woldn't get the good quality as before. While recording to a cd you must selct data in order for you to get many songs to 1 cd I would suggest roxio cd burner.
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Posted: 2003-09-04 19:36:16
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Absolutely nothing wrong with converting MP3's to Ogg.........
...provided the original MP3's were of good/excellent quality. What this means is that the MP3's should have been 160 - 192 kbps (either variable or constant bit rate).
128kbps wouldn't be bad but not great.
Any lower than 128kbps and your not gonna get anything worthwhile.
The program to use is dBpowerAMP.
Really it isn't a program but a Suite consisting of individual units that you can install seperately. The Suite consists of the Converter, Player, Audio Input, File Selector, and various codecs.
And the real cool thing is, it's ALL FREE!
It's fantastic.
I have been using MusicMatch for years and I would say that this program is much better, although I find the MusicMatch user interface a bit more friendly.
Get the program here
http://www.dbpoweramp.com
In my experience, converting from MP3 to Ogg and then converting that Ogg back to MP3 should NOT cause major loss of quality provided, and this is the important bit, you start off with decent quality MP3, and then produce a decent quality Ogg.
As to your CD problem.
It depends on what you are trying to achieve.
If you are wanting to archive your MP3's then you should produce a DATA CD.
If you want to play back the MP3's on an ordinary CD player then you produce an AUDIO CD (these use a different file format). But you should note that by producing an Audio CD it is not simply a matter of saying "I have 650MB of MP3 and I have a 650MB blank CD so it should all fit". You WILL NOT get all that data onto an AUDIO CD. You will have to create two CDs.
I hope the info I have provided is helpful
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Posted: 2003-09-04 19:56:00
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Wow, great replies guys - especially provyadophy... Thanks guys.
I'm defo gonna try saving the mp3's as DATA. Then, when I want to make a music CD I can always transfer them back to computer and then onto an audio CD.
But, as I mentioned before copying audio cd's has, in the past, proved a major problem for me (and still does prove a problem). Ive tried easy cd creator and Realone player. At the most, I can get 14 songs (approx 45-50 minutes) onto 1 80 minute CD thus wasting 30 minutes. I know provy said that you cant actually make use of all the minues, but wasting 30 minutes is kinda a lot!
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Posted: 2003-09-04 22:53:07
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Firstly sorry to Plevyadophy for getting your name wrong before. (any chance you can explain the name though?)
I did take your advice, and have now archived ALL 170 of my MP3's onto a data CD (all MP3's just about fit).
Now, if in the future, I want to call upon the MP3's on this data CD in order to create an audio CD, which can be played in my personal CD player, can I just copy and paste them into my CD copying programme and burn a CD. If this is possible, will I lose audio quality because I have called the MP3's from a data CD???
At long last I may be able to delete all these MP's from my C drive and free up some much needed space in order to speed up my computer
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Posted: 2003-09-04 23:29:58
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If having 170 Mp3s on your hard drive is a problem then maybe you should think about investing in another hard drive. They are ridiculously cheap at the moment because they are dropping at the same rate as DVD burners to stay competitive.
I've got almost 10,000 Mp3s and a few hundred Oggs ( adding more Oggs all the time) because space isnt a problem for me.
Just a thought. Glad you got the burner situation sorted. What program were you using. I recommend using Nero as it's quite fool proof to make a Data CD.
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Posted: 2003-09-05 09:02:30
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