[linux-audio-user] oggenc; clips

[R Parker]

--- Frank Barknecht <fbar at footils.org> wrote:

> Hallo,
> R Parker hat gesagt: // R Parker wrote:
> 
> > 'oggenc -q 10 ...' produces good files but 'oggenc
> -q
> > 5' produces files that clip. quality = 10 is all
> good
> > but the file sizes are way to big and i can't
> release
> > songs with clips.
> 
> Maybe your source material already is too loud?

The sources are at -0.2dbfs. I've got two songs that
it's happening to.

> Generally source
> material to be compressed should leave a bit more
> headroom to let the
> compression algorithm do its work properly.

That kinda bites. Maybe it is what it is. I'll play
with levels but I don't like that idea. It basically
defeats the purpose. Of course, I'm a control freak...

Thanks for the tip.

ron
 I
> haven't seen this
> problem with medium quality using oggenc.
> 
> Ciao
> -- 
>  Frank Barknecht                               _
> ______footils.org__
> 



		
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