OggConvert is a small Gnome utility that uses GStreamer to convert media files to the licence-free Theora and Vorbis formats.


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Here are some key features of "OggConvert":

· It's painfully easy to use: drag a file onto the source bar (or use the file chooser) and hit convert. Of course, you can also change the quality settings and the output filename if you like.
· It uses GStreamer, so it can convert (almost) any file which Totem can play
· It can deal with audio-only files, video-only files, and files with many audio tracks (such as DVD rips with a commentary track).
· Thanks to the magic of GStreamer, metadata (for example, title and artist info on an MP3) is preserved
· Adheres to the Gnome HIG as much as possible

Requirements:

· gtk+
· Python
· PyGTK
· GStreamer
· PyGst, along with the appropriate GStreamer plugins to handle the media files you want to convert.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Add support for the newly-opened VP8 codec.
· Add support for the WebM version of Matroska, ut only use .webm as an the extension if this is used in combination with the VP8 encoder.
· Fix Dirac encoder detection not working since schroenc moved to gst-plugins-bad. Fixes LP: #573603
· Use the "quality" property to select the quality on for schroenc, rather than the "noise-threshold" as before.
· Added new tranlations: ar, da, el, ja, lv and ro, plus other translations updated. Many thanks to all the translators.