[vorbis] Vorbis native Ripper-decoder-encoder

[Gregory Maxwell]

On Sat, Aug 04, 2001 at 07:08:10PM +0200, Hongli Lai wrote:
> On 2001.08.04 18:50:26 +0200 ndrw mchl grnbrg wrote:
> > How would it save disk space to convert one lossy format to another?
> > Wouldn't they both consume the same amount of space?
> 
> Didn't the FAQ say that Ogg Vorbis can have the same quality as the
> original MP3, but use less space?

When encoding from the original.

> So if I take a lower bitrate than the original MP3, I can save space.

You could have just then encoded to the lower bitrate of mp3, or transcode
mp3->lower bitrate mp3 and get better quality for the same bitrate.

> On my soundcard I can't hear any difference at all so I don't
> care what the audiophiles with their super l33t stereo towers think.
> The only thing I care about in this case is that I can save space yet
> not lose noticeable quality.

You'd probably be better off going mp3->lower bitrate mp3. 

Yes, Vorbis is a vastly superior format, but there is a high cost in
transcoding, especially with such vastly different codecs.

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