[vorbis] mono files don't compress well

[Phil Burk]

Monty wrote:
> > But when I compress a mono file using OGGDROP
> 
> OggDrop does [roughly] 128kbps, stereo or mono; that means the output
> rate is the same regardless of input.  The drawbacks of a maximally
> simple tool.

OGGDROP only goes down to 128 kbps.

> > or OGGENC Beta4, I can
> > only get compression ratios of about 3:1.
> 
> If you're compressing mono, tell it the mono bitrate you want, not the
> equivalent stereo rate.

Doh!  Using OGGENC, I was able to get down to 7.25:1 which is pretty
reasonable. Thanks for the tip!

> The tool is doing what you tell it to, not
> what you think it should be doing in this case :-)

Could someone please add a -psychic option to OGGENC?


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Phil Burk
http://www.softsynth.com

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