[Vorbis] ogg files / burning cd-r

Pete Harlow peter.harlow at gmail.com
Mon Nov 13 02:29:52 PST 2006


For disk/flash players at least this is something that could be implemented
on alternative player firmware - you could ask if, say, Rockbox have any
plans to implement it.

http://www.rockbox.org/

On 13/11/06, Richard <cms01 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>
> On Sunday 12 November 2006 7:06 pm, Ian Malone wrote:
>
> > >
> > > first problem:
> > > There is NOT one Portable CD Player on the Market,
> > > that can play encoded .ogg files AND read the replaygain tags.
> > > via a cd-r
> >
> > Yep, I don't know if any player does replay-gain.  Suspect
> > it's beneath the manufacturer's radar (despite the fact
> > portable players really need it).
>
> Yeah, that is what I have found so far, its mp3... but no flac or ogg
> which is really dumb, since these two formats are superior in all areas,
> and if you are going to burn a audio disk, then it has be decoded first,
> so, ripping in mp3 format is a waste of time, since you are not limited by
> size, it by TIME, case in point, had 20 mp3 files, and time was 78 mins,
> but size was under 200 megs.. then I had 18 ogg files, which was about
> 615 megs.. in size. and the time was 73 mins. ( for a 80 min cd-r )
>
>
>
>
> > >
> > > So, I can't find any real method of burning a cd full of .ogg files,
> > > AND there is no burning app (linux based) that can decode and still
> read
> > > the replaygain tags, while encoding to a linear pcm file.
> >
> > (Do you really want to use replay-gain when burning to CD?)
> > Ask the K3b people if they'd consider adding this feature.
>
> I did in fact, pitch this on the k3b email list... he maybe looking into
> it,
> however, if a few more devel chime in on this, that would be great.
> its getting to the point, why bother to burning audio disc (cd-r),
> if ogg or flac are not going to be supported.
>
> which leaves, flash or mini-hard drive players.. even those are far and
> few..
> but, still none of the ogg player stated, they support replaygain tags..
> that is the whole key to all.
>
> replaygain should be the industry standard, to be used on mp3 ogg flac..
> hey
> even wav / pcm files.
>
> Regards-
> Rich
>
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