FLAC to OGG: Convert Audio from FLAC(Free Lossless Audio Codec) to OGG(OGG Vorbis Audio) with River Past Audio Converter, FLAC2OGG converter, conversion

What is FLAC?

FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec, an audio format similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality. This is similar to how Zip works, except with FLAC you will get much better compression because it is designed specifically for audio.

FLAC is a free lossless audio format. It differs from MP3, WMA, MP4 and other formats with lossy compression because it does not cause quality loss. However, the compression ratio is lower.

To convert FLAC audio to other formats with River Past software, you will need to install either CoreFlac or DC-Bass Decoder.

What is OGG?

Ogg Vorbis (sometimes just called Vorbis) is an open source patent-free audio compression format, developed as a replacement for proprietary digital audio encoding formats, such as MP3, VQF, and AAC. Vorbis files (which have an .ogg extension) compress to a smaller size than MP3 files, which reduces bandwidth and storage requirements. According to many reports, Vorbis provides better sound quality than MP3.

To encode OGG Vorbis audio with River Past software, please have either Torbias' OGG DirectShow Filters or Radlight Ogg Media Filters installed.

Launch River Past Audio Converter

Once River Past Audio Converter is installed properly, launch Audio Converter.

Add File

Click on the "Add" button on the tool bar. The standard file open dialog appears. Select "FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec" in its "Files of type" combo box.

Select the file you want to convert and click "Open". The file will be added to the conversion file list.

Note: To convert from FLAC files, you must have DB-Case Decoder installed.

If you cannot add the file, please verify that you have DC-Base Decoder installed.

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Select output format

Use the setting panel on the bottom of the window to control the output format. Click on the toggle to the left of the "Format" label to expand the panel. Select "OGG - OGG Audio" as the "Audio Type".

Note: To convert to OGG files, you must have OGG Vorbis DirectShow filters installed.

You can change the compressor, and depending on the compressor, you can change the sample rate, channel (stereo or mono), bits/sample, and bitrate.

Select output directory

Expand the "Output Directory" panel. Use the "Browse" button to select an output directory.

Convert

Click the "Convert" button on the tool bar.

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