Hello, i just downloaded an album off emule in Ogg format. I would like to get this on my iPod with the least possible quality loss. Is there a way to convert the ogg to apple lossless? The only way I can think of is converting the ogg to wav, then burning it, then rip the CD in iTunes but that is a hassle. Thanks!
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I've never used Ogg, but I believe it is a "lossy" codec like mp3, acc, etc. If that is true, conversion to ALAC will not improve the sound quality because lossy codecs achieve reduction in file size by removing data, rather than simply compressing data. ALAC and Flac are lossless, but achieve smaller file size than Wav by compression only.
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You can do this with dbpoweramp. You need the Ogg decoder and the iTunes encoder, and then set iTunes for Apple Lossless.
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dbpoweramp has a beta ALAC encoder. I've been using it with Sveta and it seems to work fine.
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I've never used Ogg, but I believe it is a "lossy" codec like mp3, acc, etc. If that is true, conversion to ALAC will not improve the sound quality because lossy codecs achieve reduction in file size by removing data, rather than simply compressing data. ALAC and Flac are lossless, but achieve smaller file size than Wav by compression only.
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Im not trying to improve the quality, just maintain it on my iPod.
Thanks alot you guys, im converting it right now using the DBpoweramp plugin.
Thanks alot you guys, im converting it right now using the DBpoweramp plugin.
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Well you could install rockbox...

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Im not trying to improve the quality, just maintain it on my iPod.
Thanks alot you guys, im converting it right now using the DBpoweramp plugin. |
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Why? You can not improve the sound quality, you can only change the format. Basically you're wasting space with no improvment.
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He wants to play the Ogg files on his iPod without further SQ damage.
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I'd still go with Rockbox. Play the ogg files without quality loss by not having to change the format in the first place 

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Thanks alot you guys, im converting it right now using the DBpoweramp plugin. |
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WOW this is the second time you revived a dead thread.
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i know a step by step guide on How to Convert FLAC Files to Apple Lossless at How to Convert FLAC to Apple Lossless Audio?
after free trial, it also applies to convert ogg to apple lossless and wav to apple lossless
why not have a free try now?
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