Need info on ogg encoding...

[Caravaggio]

So I think I'd like to try using the ogg format to compress the music I buy for my computer after using mp3s, of course, for a few years now. I've been using CDex to read/write the files because of it's decent lame encoder and cddb capability, but the last version of it was 1.5 which was released nearly a year ago, so now I've got two questions;

1. Does the actual encoding structure of ogg's go through different versions or are the newest 1.1 files listed on www.vorbis.com just for developers? I ask because the option for the ogg encoder in CDex makes note of the fact that the encoder used is from 2002.

Of course if the actual ogg code never changes then I can just use that and you can ignore #2...

2. If it's not possible to replace the .dll's for CDex's encoder, can anyone recommend an encoder that's recent and has an option for cddb?

Any help appreciated.

 

[spineblaZe]

I use Gold Wave all the time, I LOVE it. The sound quality you can get from ripping from CD's to .ogg is amazing. :tup:

 

[Caravaggio]

Thnx, but after a few more hours of searching I think I found what I was looking for.
http://quinnware.com/list_plugins.php?type=encoder
It's an entirely new player but I can use it to get CDDB info and encode to Vorbis with the plug in. I've stopped worrying about the codec version but it does mention it's using VorbisLib v1.0.1.

Unfortunately I'm not hearing much of a difference, I think I'll need to get to best buy and invest in something more than 7 dollar headphones.

 

[ZenPirate]

lossy compression? Ogg Vorbis is good, but FLAC has a bigger e-penis.
AAC lossless, and even WMA lossless kick ass. Die mp3...die

 

[GeneticFreak]

SHN SHN SHN SHN

 

[Caravaggio]

lossy compression? Ogg Vorbis is good, but FLAC has a bigger e-penis.
AAC lossless, and even WMA lossless kick ass. Die mp3...die

AAC is lossless? Is that true? I admit I haven't messed with them except with my free pepsi songs.

lossy compression? Ogg Vorbis is good, but FLAC has a bigger e-penis.

The "Free Lossless Audio Codec" is bigger? I wonder why.

Really if I wanted Lossless, I think I'd just stick to CD's.

 

[Onsop]

i remember hearing ogg for the first time on a ut2k3 sever, i was like wtf, am i actually hearing this? a game server gave me this?