mhWaveEdit can do it, if you have libsndfile and lame/oggenc installed.. Just open the file and save as something.ogg (or something.mp3).. http://www.mtek.chalmers.se/~hjormagn/mhwaveedit.html Regards, Magnus On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 05:10:29 +0000 carmen <ix@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi, im wondering how to encode several >2gb w64 files to a lossy format like mp3 or ogg > > this is what ive tried so far: > > sox: Failed reading itz.w64: Do not understand format type: w64 > flac: ERROR unknown format > oggenc: ERROR: Input file "itz.w64" is not a supported format > ardour: plays ok, but no encoded formats available in export dialog > cubase sx, wavelab, nuendo in vmware: wont launch > samplitude in vmware: nothing happens > soundforge8 installer in WINE: wont launch > > my vmware trial expired, and i didnt get to trying foobar2000 or soundforge8 in vmware, but even if they did work, the audio would have to be sent over a samba connection at a few mb/second..if samba didnt choke on the >2gb files to begin with..,. > > ..so hopefully linux can do this seemingly simple audio task..any ideas? >