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.ogg format

s0l · 2002-09-06 22:14:51

I've been hearing alot of things about .ogg recently just wondering, anyone know if its worth it converting my mp3s to oggs?

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06-09-2002 11:14pm

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s0l

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I've been hearing alot of things about .ogg recently
just wondering, anyone know if its worth it converting my mp3s to oggs?

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#2 07-09-2002 1:39am
tman

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havnt really looked into it, but they seem to be roughly the same size + quality as mp3's.
i converted a few tunes to .ogg for serious sam 2, but didnt notice any major reasons to stop using mp3's

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#3 09-09-2002 11:32am
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You may lose some quality in converting from an existing compressed format to another where the payoff in terms of disk space will only be minor.

It might, however, be worth using the format for new rips.

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#4 09-09-2002 12:12pm
Snaga

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There will be a big interest in ogg files now that the patent holders for the mp3 codec have changed the license to a fee paying one.

Everyone who makes mp3 decoding hardware/software must pay a royalty to use the codec while with ogg you dont.

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