Mp3 to Ogg convertion issues

[beckorn]

Everythime I wanna convert MP3 files into Ogg, I will get this message?

U guys know any solution to this?

Thanks in advance.

[Unregistered]

Re: Mp3 to Ogg convertion issues

This is the error message..

" The CODEC required to compress [mp3 directory] could not be opened."

[xoas]

Re: Mp3 to Ogg convertion issues

Most likely you are trying to do a conversion that the program cannot perform or cannot perform easily. Compare the bitrate, frequency and number of channels of your mp3 source files with that of the Ogg files you are trying to create.

If the frequencies are different, enable Professional Frequency Conversion. (This is done from the dMC Configuration window-Start>All Programs>dBpowerAMP Music Converter>Configuration>dMC Configuration).

If you try to overcompress, you might get the same error message. In that case you might try converting an mp3 to Ogg at a bitrate of 128 kbs or above.

Sometimes converting to wav and then to Ogg will get better results.

You may also want to consider looking at your Ogg codec. Do you have codec version 11.1 or below (you can check this in the dMC Configuration window)? If you have the P4 codec, did you install it after first installing the standard Ogg codec? If you have the P4 codec installed have you installed the new Ogg (v12) codec on top of that (if so, try uninstalling and reinstalling your Ogg codecs taking care to reinstall the standard v12 codec first). If you don't have the v12 Ogg codec (it came out just last week), download and install that.

Sometimes this error will occur due to a problems with the source file (your mp3 files in this case). You can test for this by selecting one of your mp3 files and doing a test conversion (same process as a regular conversion except for selecting Ogg as the codec you select "Test Conversion (no write)"). If you cannot test convert the file, this suggests that the problem is with the source file.

So check out these ideas. If you run into trouble, please tell us your results from the test conversion, the results of other tests suggested here, and the information about the bitrate, frequency, number of channels for both your source files and for the Ogg files you are trying to create.

Best wishes,
Bill Mikkelsen