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is OGG better than mp3?
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| eMin |
this is what i heard from other forums, i could like to know if OGG is better than MP3 in sound quality, i might want to try OGG in good sound system
/quote /b i choose OGG as it is easy to setup and the file sizes are very small while still keeping the quality of the original. /b /quote |
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| EnigmaT |
OGG sucks. First off, it's a pain in the ass to find any way to convert OGG to MP3. Nothing plays OGG, and most people never even heard of OGG.
OGG is a compressed sound file that takes up less space than an MP3 without loosing quality in the sound (I think). It's only purpose is to save space. I have like 30 OGG songs from last year that I haven't bothered to convert because it's time consuming. |
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| arctic |
| quote: | Originally posted by EnigmaT
OGG sucks. First off, it's a pain in the ass to find any way to convert OGG to MP3. Nothing plays OGG, and most people never even heard of OGG.
OGG is a compressed sound file that takes up less space than an MP3 without loosing quality in the sound (I think). It's only purpose is to save space. I have like 30 OGG songs from last year that I haven't bothered to convert because it's time consuming. |
*Invades american forums*
Wrong.
Winamp can play them, dbpoweramp can convert them, and they're better quality. So in short, yes, they are better :p |
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| Vlad |
| quote: | Originally posted by arctic
*Invades american forums*
Wrong.
Winamp can play them, dbpoweramp can convert them, and they're better quality. So in short, yes, they are better :p |
I dont think so, I think ogg plays at 64 or 48 kbps - I used to have loads of ogg files cause I wanted to save space. The sound quality is better on mp3's. |
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| arctic |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vlad
I dont think so, I think ogg plays at 64 or 48 kbps - I used to have loads of ogg files cause I wanted to save space. The sound quality is better on mp3's. |
eh?
So they were encoded at 64/48. Well in that case, of course the sound quality isn't going to be any good, because they're encoded at a low bitrate. Encode them at 192 or something like that ;) |
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| St_Andrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by EnigmaT
OGG sucks. First off, it's a pain in the ass to find any way to convert OGG to MP3. Nothing plays OGG, and most people never even heard of OGG.
OGG is a compressed sound file that takes up less space than an MP3 without loosing quality in the sound (I think). It's only purpose is to save space. I have like 30 OGG songs from last year that I haven't bothered to convert because it's time consuming. |
*invader nr 2*
OGG is open so ther are loads of (open source) programs out there which can handle OGG and convert it from/to other formats! and besides OGG has better quality when it comes to the sound too :) |
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| Vlad |
| quote: | Originally posted by arctic
eh?
So they were encoded at 64/48. Well in that case, of course the sound quality isn't going to be any good, because they're encoded at a low bitrate. Encode them at 192 or something like that ;) |
If you can find a program that controls the bitrate of ogg files, please do inform me, because to my knowledge there arent any programs that control the bitrate at which you convert. |
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