Converting between 2 lossy formats loses quality. If you converted MP3>FLAC, you'd get the same quality as the original MP3, but it would take up about 10x as much space. Or even better, re-rip everything as ogg vorbis.
On 18/12/2007, Stuart Bird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All > > I have a large music collection which is probably 95% mp3 format. I would > like to move it all to an open format such as Ogg Vorbis (or any other > alternatives that I am unaware of). > > So I have a couple of questions: > > Are there any tools that will help me achieve this? > Will there be any sound quality reduction as a result of the conversions? > > I'm vaguely aware of lossy, lossless issues but not really that clued up on > audio formats and any issues that they have with each other. I would > therefore appreciate any information before I start. > > My collection runs to nearly 160 Gb so starting from scratch would not > really be an option unless absolutely necessary. > > Thanks in advance. > > Stu > > ________________________________ > Sent from Yahoo! - a smarter inbox. > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
