On Thu, 2003-02-27 at 12:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > > I have a bunch of mp3 type cd's that I am trying to add to my system. However, I > would like to re-encode the mp3's to a lower bitrate since they are just a bunch of > speeces. Can anyone recommend a good utility to do this? I would prefer on what I > can run from a command line script. > > Thanks, > > Chris
If you're concerned about lowering the file size and not too concerned about sound quality, I'd strongly suggest using ogg vorbis. ogg files are generally smaller than mp3's (though not really by much) and, more importantly, you escape the patent encumbrance problems of mp3's. The only real reason to not use ogg would be if you want to play the CD in a CD player that has mp3 support. Otherwise, I'd say stick with ogg. Check out the "vorbis-tools" package. oggenc is the actual encoder, included in the vorbis-tools package. Good luck. -- Alex Malinovich Support Free Software, delete your Windows partition TODAY! Encrypted mail preferred. You can get my public key from any of the pgp.net keyservers. Key ID: A6D24837
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