[MPlayer-users] 3-pass encodes with ogg vorbis?

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--- Martin Collins <martin at mkcollins.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 21:54:54 -0800 (PST)
> * <afe0108 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > --- D Richard Felker III <dalias at aerifal.cx> wrote:
> > > 
> > > NEVER blindly normalize audio.
> > > 
> > I don't understand how adjusting at playback would be any different
> > than during encoding, unless the idea is that is changeable.  Also I
> > can't seem to find anything to insert that in ogmtools?
> 
> Normalizing will change the sound data. It may not hurt much but since
> you are probably already converting from one lossy encoding to another
> why add another potential degradation.
> Use vorbisgain to set the playback volume for OGGs. Go to
> www.replaygain.org for a full explanation. It requires support in your
> player but mplayer and xmms both support it.
> 
> Martin
> 
Excellent.  Thanks!


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