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Re: [MPlayer-users] encoding audio as Ogg/Vorbis

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Subject: Re: [MPlayer-users] encoding audio as Ogg/Vorbis
From: D Richard Felker III <dalias@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 23:38:04 -0400
In-reply-to: <20030713212926.GC22520@bunkus.org>
References: <20030713185056.8683484B8@happytux.linuxies.local><20030713192003.GB22520@bunkus.org> <200307132354.30492.alexcrow@ua.fm><20030713212926.GC22520@bunkus.org>
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[Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
On Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 11:29:26PM +0200, Moritz Bunkus wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]

> Hi.
> 
> > mencoder itself probably can't encode Vorbis but can use preencoded 
> > streams. Only MPlayer (and *nix) will be able to play them, since 
> > much players never expect Vorbis in AVIs, but Mplayer doesn't 
> > assume. 
> 
> Do NOT EVER put Vorbis into AVI. Not if you ever intend to seek in that
> file. Vorbis is not only VBR but VSP (variable number of samples per
> packet, MP3 has a fixed number of samples per packet). AVI does not
> contain timestamps, so A/V sync is not guaranteed if you put Vorbis into
> AVI.

Doesn't matter; the output generated with -oac copy and vorbis audio
is broken and nonplayable. Whoever wrote that crap in the manpage
needs to drink some cola....

Rich

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