Computerhilfen.com: Tip: How to convert ogg to mp3 audio files

Ogg Vorbis is an open source project to store multimedia data. It has some advantages over the older MP3 (http://www.computerhilfen.de/fachbegriffe-m-MP3.html) audio format and can compress files with higher encoding quality at a smaller filesize. On the other hand, most hardware (http://www.computerhilfen.de/fachbegriffe-h-Hardware.html) players only support the MP3 (http://www.computerhilfen.de/fachbegriffe-m-MP3.html) format and doesn't play Ogg.


How to open / play Ogg music files
Ogg audio files can be played with the free multimedia player VLC (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) and new versions of WinAMP (www.winamp.com).


How to convert Ogg to MP3 - Online
For single files, you can use this online converter: www.media-convert.com

Upload the file and select the input format:
[img width=740 height=46]http://www.computerhilfen.de/bilder/ogg-mp3-screen1.gif[/img]

Then choose the output format and click "Umwandeln":
[img width=740 height=45]http://www.computerhilfen.de/bilder/ogg-mp3-screen2.gif[/img]

Now you can choose the encoding bitrate and methode: constant bitrate (CBR, more compatible to hardware MP3 players) or variable bitrate (VBR). MP3 files sounds good with at least 128 kbits, better 192 kbits. At this settings you most of the time cannot hear a difference between MP3 and audio cds.

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How to convert Ogg to MP3 - Download

To convert more files, you might like to use a real offline application like the free GX Trancoder (http://www.germanixsoft.de/). It can be used to can transcode audio files into many different formats: AAC, MP4, M4A, Bonk, FLAC, LA, LPAC, MIDI, (http://www.computerhilfen.de/fachbegriffe-m-MIDI.html) MP2, MP3, (http://www.computerhilfen.de/fachbegriffe-m-MP3.html) MPC, MPP, MP+, OptiomFrog, Ogg Vorbis, rkAudio, VQF, WavPack, TTA, WMA, Shorten, PCM, GSM, ADPCM, VOX, G721, G723, G726, uLaw, aLaw, DSP, Raw PCM, Monkeys Audio, AVI (Audio) and the Amiga (http://www.computerhilfen.de/fachbegriffe-a-Amiga.html) MOD format.

Another option is the dbpowerAmp Music Converter (http://www.dbpoweramp.com), also called "the Swiss army knife of audio".