find and convert ogg to mp3

[Temlakos]

Mick Mearns wrote:
> Hello list;
>   I recently burned an audio CD with mp3 files.
> My portable player played the first few tracks then barfed.
> I *know* that all the files are mp3 so was surprised.
> Upon investigation it turns out that soem of them were .ogg instead.
> I used konqueror to convert them and chose .mp3 but got .ogg
> 
> [root at localhost ive_been_thinking_about_you]# ls -l *.mp3
> -rw-rw-r--  1 mick mick 6145448 Feb  7 15:34 def_12_mix.mp3
> -rw-rw-r--  1 mick mick 4182115 Feb  7 15:35 red_zone_mix.mp3
> -rw-rw-r--  1 mick mick 1364736 Feb  7 15:35 reprise.mp3
> -rw-rw-r--  1 mick mick 3710832 Feb  7 15:36 the_eclipse_mix.mp3
> -rw-rw-r--  1 mick mick 2742102 Feb  7 15:37 trak_mix.mp3
> -rw-rw-r--  1 mick mick 5216619 Feb  7 15:36 vocal_dub.mp3
> 
> When I run 'file' I get:
> 
> [root at localhost ive_been_thinking_about_you]# file *.mp3
> def_12_mix.mp3:      Ogg data, Vorbis audio, stereo, 44100 Hz, ~128000
> bps, created by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I (1.1.0 RC1)
> red_zone_mix.mp3:    Ogg data, Vorbis audio, stereo, 44100 Hz, ~128000
> bps, created by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I (1.1.0 RC1)
> reprise.mp3:         Ogg data, Vorbis audio, stereo, 44100 Hz, ~128000
> bps, created by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I (1.1.0 RC1)
> the_eclipse_mix.mp3: Ogg data, Vorbis audio, stereo, 44100 Hz, ~128000
> bps, created by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I (1.1.0 RC1)
> trak_mix.mp3:        Ogg data, Vorbis audio, stereo, 44100 Hz, ~128000
> bps, created by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I (1.1.0 RC1)
> vocal_dub.mp3:       Ogg data, Vorbis audio, stereo, 44100 Hz, ~128000
> bps, created by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I (1.1.0 RC1)
> [root at localhost ive_been_thinking_about_you]# 
> 
> I have a lot of directories that *should* be .mp3.
> How do I get 'file' to pickout the .ogg files?
> Also how to convert them to .mp3?
> 
> Is this a bug in konqueror?
> 
> Mick M.
> 
> 
> 
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Don't know about Konqueror, but I wouldn't advise converting from .ogg
to .mp3. You're talking about converting from one lossy compression
format to another, and the losses are taken in different spots, so the
quality will /really/ suffer. Best to re-rip and make /sure/ you're
ripping to mp3.

Temlakos

PS: If it turns out that you got the files, labeled as mp3, from another
source, then the above doesn't apply, obviously.

Which brings me to another obvious question: Does anyone make portable
players that can play .ogg instead of/in addition to .mp3?

Temlakos

PPS: Just visited vorbis.com. OGG/Vorbis player apps are available for 
Linux, Windows, Mac, OS/2, and PocketPC. Don't know whether that helps, 
but if OGG is what you've got, I'd look for a solution to play them 
directly, rather than converting them.

Temlakos