OggConvert

OggConvert version 0.3.3 “Where did you go…” has been released.
This is the latest version of OggConvert, a simple GTK utility to convert media files to the patent-free Vorbis, Theora, Dirac and now VP8 formats.
What’s new in this version:

Support for the newly-opened VP8 codec (requires gst-plugins-bad 0.10.18 or newer)
Support for the WebM container
Fixes Dirac encoder no [...]

So, having spent a year or so backpacking around Australia, unexpectedly landing a job and settling in to a new life on the “wrong” side of the world, it’s time OggConvert got some development again.
We’re back, ladies and gentlemen.
Whilst we’ve been away, it’s become clear that Theora is in the middle of a pitched battle [...]

OggConvert version 0.3.2 “…and some blood on my shirt” has been released.
This is the latest release of OggConvert, a simple Gnome utility to convert media files into the patent-free Theora, Dirac and Vorbis formats.
Dirac encoding requires version 1.0.0 or newer of the Schroedinger encoder for GStreamer.
OggConvert is written in Python using PyGTK and PyGST. It [...]

According to the browser stats, nearly one third of people who visit this website are using Windows. Up till now, almost every single one of them would have had to leave disappointed. Well not any more: if you’re a Windows user, I’m delighted to tell you that you can now run OggConvert!

Well, okay, so it [...]

So after far too long, I’ve finally gotten around to replacing most of the content that got wiped out when our hosting provider went bust a few months ago. Enjoy!
Apologies to anyone who’s tried to comment on anything on the site in that time — your posts got lost amongst the many thousands of spam [...]

Please bear with us while we get back on our feet…