Posted by John Williamson on 10/28/07 17:39

raylopez99 wrote:
> On Oct 28, 8:57 am, John Williamson <johnwilliam...@btinternet.com>
> wrote:
>> raylopez99 wrote:
>
> Thanks John.. I found out that using "Any Video Converter", I can
> convert .VOB files into .MP4 (video) files, and best "AVC" is free.
>
> Then, I found using another program, shareware, called "River Past
> Audio Converter" (RPAC) I can convert (or rather, I can extract) the
> audio in the .MP4 files into .MP3. No need for any other program.
> Works fine.
>
As long as it works:-)

> Thanks for your help, but I can see that unless you want to invest a
> day, and probably a half dozen reboots (my reboots take 5-10 minutes),
> this is a not a simple procedure.
>
I just did a re-install of the system I outlined in about 15 minutes &
it didn't need a single reboot. Admittedly, I already had the
installation programs on HD, so the download time didn't figure into it.

For just a few programmes it probably isn't worth setting up. I do this
kind of thing on a regular basis, though.

> BTW I do have the "Lame .MP3" since Audacity uses this codec for .MP3
> export.
>
> BTW2--I'd like at some point maybe an "OGG" format audio player--since
> it's open source format and no such problems, but apparently the iPod
> hardware (not the iTunes program) doesn't yet (and may never) support
> this format, which is free and some say superior to .MP3.
>
You may want to have a look at:-

www.rockbox.org

They do some strange things with portable players. I'm running their
firmware on an old Archos Jukebox Recorder 10. You have to either load
their operating software from the player HD or be happy with flashing it
into ROM, though.

Also:-

http://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/PortablePlayers

Lists players known to support Ogg Vorbis either out of the box or after
a firmware update.

If you're locked into iTunes after buying music off their website,
though, I suspect you're stuck with using their codecs. I know very
little about Apple music or computer stuff, as I decided long ago not to
get locked in to *any* single manufacturer solution.

Ogg is claimed under most circumstances to give better sound quality
than mp3 for the same file size. IMHO, for most portable applications,
this is a moot point, as the differences are likely to be masked by the
quality of reproduction (or lack of it) in the chain from the DAC to the
ear, with a lot of help? from environmental noise leaking past the
earphone seal or the quality of the portable speakers most people use
with them.

--
Tciao for Now!

John.

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