converting ogg files to mp3

[bikenerd23]

Whenever I try and right click onto the ogg music that I want to convert, the music remains ogg. I am obviously not very knowledgeable about these things, but I would appreciate if someone could help me. When I try and open dBpoweramp and batch convert, I can't access my desktop, which is where the music I want to convert is. What is the proper way to go about converting these files?

[Spoon]

Re: converting ogg files to mp3

Right click on an ogg file >> Convert To >> where the encoder is select 'Mp3 (Lame)' and make sure the 'output to' folder is set to 'same as original'

[bikenerd23]

Re: converting ogg files to mp3

Did that. My computer tells me it is converting the files, takes a few minutes, then when I check the music again by right clicking and choosing properties, the file type still says ogg. I don't want to make a million unusable copies in my itunes, so if you could let me know if this is ok, or if something is wrong.
Thanks!

[Spoon]

Re: converting ogg files to mp3

The ogg file would still be there in addition to the mp3 file.

[bikenerd23]

Re: converting ogg files to mp3

I figured out that I needed to download a m4a codec, which I did, I think, and now the error message I get when trying to convert ogg files says that I do not have a decoder codec installed. Can you run through how I go about installing everything I need to to encode and decode m4a? Please don't be brief, I am growing very tired of trying to get this to work. I guess I am a complete idiot, so keep that in mind:cry:
Thanks.

[Spoon]

Re: converting ogg files to mp3

Please post the complete error message (there is a copy to clipboard button on the error page).

[bikenerd23]

Re: converting ogg files to mp3

Ok, I posted error message to clipboard. Thanks for the help.

[Spoon]

Re: converting ogg files to mp3

and post here so I can see it please.

[bikenerd23]

Re: converting ogg files to mp3

Back in town, where do I find the clipboard in order to copy and paste error message?

[bikenerd23]

Re: converting ogg files to mp3

Hey Spoon, you there? Please help.

[Spoon]

Re: converting ogg files to mp3

The clipboard is part of Windows, select Copy to clipboard (the button on the error page), then right click on a message you are typing on this forum and select paste.

[bikenerd23]

Re: converting ogg files to mp3

Error converting to m4a Nero (AAC), 'C:\Users\nick john\Desktop\New music\01 - All My Friends.ogg' to 'C:\Users\nick john\Desktop\New music\01 - All My Friends.m4a'
Error: Unable to load decoder for file type '.ogg', codec not installed? visit 'Codec Central'. [dBCoreConverter::dBCoreConverter]

Ok, here it is. Hopefully you can figure out what I am missing from this.

[Spoon]

Re: converting ogg files to mp3

Install this:

http://codecs.dbpoweramp.com/codecs-new/dBpoweramp-Codec-OggVorbis.exe

[bikenerd23]

Re: converting ogg files to mp3

It works! Thank you so much.:komisch9: