Vorbis - Feb 2005 - Updating an existing file encoding

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explicitly in replies.  I ask the list as I haven't found a solution 
elsewhere.

I've been using (and quite happily) Ogg Vorbis for awhile now.  I 
recently purchased an iRiver player that supports Ogg; however, I 
noticed it won't play certain files/albums.  I believe it is because I 
encoded files prior to Vorbis version 1.0, specifically 1.0 rc3.  Is it 
possible to alter the existing files to be compatible with new standards 
without loosing quality?  I was hoping there was an easier way than 
digging out all my albums and re-encoding.

Thanks,
Dennis

I got the same thing. The error message on the iRiver players is something 
like "Ogg Format not supported." But it says that for lots of reasons,
a
principal one being that the file is encoded too low or too high. The iFP 
players only accept Ogg files that are encoded between 96kbps and 225kpbs. 
Plus, if you use a variable bitrate, if the bitrate drops below a certain 
rate, you get a bad pop in your ear.

Frank

On Tuesday 22 February 2005 5:24, dpk wrote:
> I've been using (and quite happily) Ogg Vorbis for awhile now.  I
> recently purchased an iRiver player that supports Ogg; however, I
> noticed it won't play certain files/albums.  I believe it is because I
> encoded files prior to Vorbis version 1.0, specifically 1.0 rc3.  Is it
> possible to alter the existing files to be compatible with new standards
> without loosing quality?  I was hoping there was an easier way than
> digging out all my albums and re-encoding.
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis