How do I use mencoder to convert .ogg vorbis files to .mp3 files?
How do I use mencoder to convert .ogg vorbis files to .mp3 files?
I do not know about mencoder, but there is a handy nautilus script i use:
Code:sudo apt-get nautilus-script-audio-convert ln -s /usr/share/nautilus-scripts/ConvertAudioFile ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/ConvertAudioFile
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I generally use sox to convert audio files. Mencoder is normally for videos.
If you have a file called "Beethoven.ogg" on your desktop, then this will decode it from OGG Vorbis and then re-encode it to MP3
Type "lame --help" to see the options for changing the quality level.Code:sudo apt-get install sox lame cd ~/Desktop sox Beethoven.ogg Beethoven.wav lame Beethoven.wav
Last edited by ChameleonDave; July 1st, 2008 at 08:13 AM. Reason: whoops! forgot lame
In Add/Remove their is a program called SoundConverter that lets you simply drag & drop files/folders to be converted from one format to another,..
I use ffmpeg to convert files (the version from the medibuntu repo).
Well, I actually use the winff gui for ffmpeg to convert files.
Besides audio, it also does video.
Winff isn't in the repos (google for it, it's a .deb), you'll need the ffmpeg version from the medibuntu repo.
You could try using ffmpeg:
Install FFMPEG:Convert OGG to MP3:Code:sudo aptitude install ffmpegHopes this helps!Code:ffmpeg -i inputoggfile.ogg -ab 128 outputmp3file.mp3
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Well, someone had to mention it: Not a good idea to go from lossy (OGG) to lossy (MP3) formats.
On the other hand, if you are a free software zealot like me, you might want to convert all your LOSSY & patented (MP3) formats to LOSSLESS & free (flac) formats instead. The only advantage is that you now have an audio file that is free software compatible (not patent encumbered). Doing so of course gives no improvement in audio quality when compared to the original MP3 encoding. A significant disadvantage that I can think of is the increase in file size by converting MP3 to FLAC. But that seems to be quite moot given the monstrous hard drives of today.
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