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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Voice Box updatesRe: Voice Box updates
From: Rocker <rocker_at_shaw.ca>
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 06:29:52 -0700 Thanks Rob, Your right. What's good for one is not always good for the other. I'll play around a little bit and see. I will only choose OGG if I can keep sound quality and reduce file sizes. rocker ----- Original Message ----- From: "rob powell" <rob_at_rinty.plus.com> To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 2:46 AM Subject: RE: Voice Box updates > OH, Rocker, forgot to say. Any equivalent bit rate and sample rate .ogg > file > will be smaller than an MP3 equivalent. I think there's about 1/3 > difference, but don't quote me on that one. With .ogg, it's best I've > found, to beep the sample rate relatively high, I.E. 22.5 or at lowest 16, > and reduce the bit rate, I.E. to 32KB and certainly you don't need it > higher > than 48KB. Unfortunately the only real way to find out is to suck it and > see, your idea of "acceptable" might be different to mine. I'm quite > happy > with AM radio quality for spoken word, but many people aren't. I spent > too > much time listening to old tapes and sports commentaries I guess.. > > Rob > > -----Original Message----- > From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se]On > Behalf Of Rocker > Sent: 03 November 2005 00:52 > To: Rockbox > Subject: Re: Voice Box updates > > C wrote: > I made the change to add support for ogg files and it worked great. I > made > the voice clip and transferred it to my Iriver IHP 120 and it worked > great. > I would like to say thank you very much because most of my books are in > ogg > format and now I don't have to hear the file names spelled out. > * Great work you programmer you! I'll wait for the update That Brian is > working on. > > A question about OGG files. > > I would like to start converting MP3's to OGG. I'd like some advice on > comparative bit rates. If I rip a 160 kbs 16 khz stereo MP3 from a CD, > how > much smaller could I rip the file to OGG while maintaining the same > quality? > How about an 32 kbs 8 kHz mono for my audio books? > > Thanks...rocker > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "C_no_C" <cnoc_at_wi.rr.com> > To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> > Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 8:02 AM > Subject: Re: Voice Box updates > > >>I made the change to add support for ogg files and it worked great. I >>made >> the voice clip and transferred it to my Iriver IHP 120 and it worked >> great. >> I would like to say thank you very much because most of my books are in >> ogg >> format and now I don't have to hear the file names spelled out. >> >> Thanks again, >> >> C >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jens Arnold" <arnold-j_at_t-online.de> >> To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 1:55 AM >> Subject: Re: Voice Box updates >> >> >>> On 01.11.2005, Brian Wolven wrote: >>> >>> > extension = LCase(Right(Name,3)) >>> >>> > If ((extension="mp3") or _ >>> > (extension="m3u") or _ >>> > (extension="flac") or _ >>> > (extension="ogg") or _ >>> > (extension="wav") or _ >>> > (extension="m4a") or _ >>> > (extension="mp4") or _ >>> > (extension="cfg")) Then >>> >>> > isVoiced = true >>> >>> > End If >>> >>> That'll never match .flac files, because "extension" will be "lac" >>> for these ;) On a related note, I think it's better to include >>> the dot when checking for extension. Furthermore some extensions >>> are missing, even for the archos. >>> >>> My suggestion would be as follows: >>> >>> >>> extpos = InStrRev(Name, ".") >>> >>> If (extpos > 0 and extpos < Len(Name)) Then >>> >>> extension = LCase(Mid(Name, extpos + 1)) >>> >>> If ((extension = "mp2") or _ >>> (extension = "mp3") or _ >>> (extension = "mpa") or _ >>> (extension = "m3u") or _ >>> (extension = "cfg") or _ >>> >>> (extension = "mp1") or _ >>> (extension = "ogg") or _ >>> (extension = "mpc") or _ >>> (extension = "a52") or _ >>> (extension = "ac3") or _ >>> (extension = "mp4") or _ >>> (extension = "wav") or _ >>> (extension = "flac") or _ >>> (extension = "m4a") or _ >>> (extension = "wv")) Then >>> >>> isVoiced = true >>> End If >>> End If >>> >>> >>> Ideally, the script should also be configurable for archos or iriver. >>> The extensions valid for both cases are clearly separated from >>> the ones only valid for iriver in my suggestion. >>> >>> >>> Hth, Jens >>> >> >> > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.7/156 - Release Date: 02/11/2005 > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.7/159 - Release Date: 02/11/2005 > > > Received on 2005-11-03 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |