[vorbis] MP3 to OGG conversion

[David K. Gasaway]

Robert Cole wrote:

> That being the case WHY is there a problem converting from mpg (digital)
> to ogg? Why doesn't oggenc do that? Why does oggenc do wav (digital) but
> not mp3 (digital)?

Technically, everything on a computer is digital.  The issue is lossy 
vs. lossless compression.  It is bad to convert from one lossy 
compressor (i.e., MP3) to another (i.e., Ogg Vorbis).  WAVs, in general, 
are uncompressed or losslessly compressed.  Of course, WAVs with lossy 
compression (like MP3) is possible; it is bad to convert these WAVs to 
Vorbis, as well.

<p>> OF COURSE people will
> want to convert mp3 to ogg!!!

Why is that?  Keep both MP3s and OGGs.

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