* convert ogg files to mp3
Posted on November 28th, 2009 by Alex. Filed under Linux.
Unfortunatley and despite of its advantages the majority of handheld devices do not support ogg format so far. Music collections have to be converted into mp3 before copying them to the handheld device. However many devices read out the ID3 tag in the mp3 files to sort them internally into a library. Most conversion methods and tools convert the ogg file into mp3 format flawlessly, but they do not transfer the tag information that is eventually stored in the ogg file.
The little script (copyIDOgg2MP3.pl) attached to this post, helps in that case. It also contains an shell script example (ogg2mp3.sh), how a whole folder can be processed in a single shot.
Usage/Installation
There is no installation as such. Untar the downloaded archive and execute copyIDOgg2MP3.pl OggFile MP3File
Both audio files must exist. So far only ID3 tags in the version 1.1 are supported.
License
The script is published under GPLv3 and comes without any warranty.
January 22nd, 2011 at 6:17 pm
Thanx for this script.
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