Once again, I use NCH's switch sound file converter: http://www.nch.com.au/switch/index.html
It can do various formats including OGG files, and it automatically downloads the necessary plugins, and it's shareware, so will only need to be purchased for certain file formats - like Nokia's own .AMR format, but handles things like WMA, MP3, OGG, WAV with no hassles. Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 03 August, 2008 5:02 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Converting Files Hi Victor, Thank you for this information. I must admit it has been a while since I did a file conversion. Next I will have to install gold wave on to my current computer. Buying a new license is down the list a ways though. God bless, Mark -- Currently in Pendleton, Eastern Oregon Regional At Pendleton, Oregon Clear, 77.0°F W ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victor Gouveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 6:21 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Converting Files > Hi Mark, > > You do not need an OGG plug-in to convert OGG files to MP3. The only > thing > you'll need is the Lame MP3 encoder in order to allow you to convert with > GoldWave. > > Obviously, converting one file is easy, as you just open up the file, and, > once the file is fully opened, meaning that GoldWave has finished > decompressing the file, you go to the file menu, and select save as, and > select what you want to save the file as. Do not, after selecting the > file > type, tab to the save button, as you'll end up saving the file at the > default bit rate and sampling rate. You have to tab past the buttons, > just > after the word attribute, where you'll find the combo box where you select > the bit rate and frequency. > > Just use the arrow keys to up or down arrow to your choice. > > If you're looking to do multiple files at once, using the same bit rate > and > frequency, than your best bet is to use GoldWave's batch conversion > utility, > which is found in the options menu. > > I have pasted a post I did on this not too long ago using Jaws, and the > best > part is that the whole process can be utilized with any screen reader as > the > commands are GoldWave commands, no Jaws specific commands in the process. > > Either way, I hope it's useful. > > ***Original Message*** > > If you are in the Gold Wave main window, once it opens up, if you press > the > alt+F to get to the file menu, then press the letter B for batch > conversions, it will open up another dialog box that you can do batch > conversions with, or you can choose to do just one file, it's up to you. > > Once in that dialog box, tab to the button that says add, and press the > space bar. > > Another dialog box will pop up, similar to the save as dialog box, so if > you > know exactly where the file is, go ahead and type it in. If you don't > know > the exact file location, just do a shift+tab to the window just above the > one you're in, and backspace four or five times, or until your screen > reader > reads out my documents. > > Once it says that, just go ahead and find the folder where the files are > that you want to convert. > > Once you find the files, go ahead and select them, either, contiguously, > or > non-contiguously, and tab to the open button and press the spacebar. > > Once you press the open button, you'll land back on the add button. If > you > have more files you want to convert, just press the add button and go > through what I just outlined above. > > If you don't have anymore files to convert, you can tab to the check box > that says, convert files to this format. Make sure this box is checked, > so > you can tell it what to convert the files to. > > Once you check that box, tab down to the combo box that asks you what file > type to convert the files to. You must want to select the exact file type > for all the files you want to convert. You can't do one file type for > some > of the files and another file type for another bunch of files you > selected. > That's why this function is called the batch conversion feature of Gold > Wave. You can only convert the files to the same file type. > > Once you select the file format you want to convert the files to, tab down > to the bitrate and frequency selection. > I'm going to assume, for time's sake, that you already know all about > bitrate and frequency rates, and just continue on from here to the next > step. > > Once you set the bitrate and frequency rates, do a control+tab over to the > file locations tab to set where you would like Gold Wave to save the > converted files once their done. > > You have two choices here. > > You can either choose to save the converted files in their original > folders, > or save them in a different folder. This I leave up to you, and I can > tell > you that this tab is pretty much self-explanatory, so go ahead and make > your > settings as you see fit. > > Once you've made your selection, just tab over to the button that says > begin, and press the spacebar. > > Once a dialog box pops up, with an ok button, you're files are done > converting, and you can just press the ok button. > > You'll land back on the begin button, so just tab over to the cancel > button, > then you'll land on the Gold Wave main window. You can just alt+F4 out of > that, and you can go delete the pre-converted files. > > Just make sure you clear your recycle bin, as those files will use up a > lot > of space on your computer. > > I would also recommend you check the files for length and bitrate choice, > as > you can always go back into your recycle bin and restore the files you > deleted, so I suggest you check the files before you empty the recycle > bin. > > If you have any other questions, feel free to ask, and I'll endeavour to > answer them as quickly as possible. > > Victor > Co-moderator > Blind Movie Buffs List > Guidedogs List > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
