Re: [Rhythmbox-devel] automatic format conversion for removable devices?

[Edward Amsden <amsden_linux earthlink net>]

Rhythmbox does convert files from FLAC to MP3 for a T.Sonic MP3 player.
Great software! I have seen other programs confuse FLAC for MP3
(audacity for instance)... But for me rhythmbox works great
On Tue, 2007-07-24 at 11:03 +0200, Gilles Dartiguelongue wrote:
> Le vendredi 20 juillet 2007 à 19:26 -0400, Edward Amsden a écrit :
> > I am using rhythmbox 0.10.0 on ubuntu feisty. I am wondering about the
> > copying of tracks to a removable device (mp3 player). I have copied a
> > few files that are stored in mp3 format on my hd to the device using
> > rhythmbox, but the majority of the files are in flac format. If I were
> > to attempt to copy these tracks to my mp3 player, would they be copied
> > in flac format to my player or converted to mp3?
> > 
> from my own experience with a Nokia 5200 (and patched hal-info that I
> need to post some day), rhythmbox will convert from whatever to mp3
> provided that hal informations are correct. That proved to not work with
> flac though because somehow it would think flac looked like mp3. Is this
> a known bug btw or could you confirm this ?