[Asterisk-Users] MP3 or OGG

Tue Nov 8 09:40:10 MST 2005

 I think you can't, yet.

 However, if you're using AgentCallBackLogin you should be able to run
a mixmonitor on the dial out back to the Agent's interface just prior
to connecting them.

On 11/8/05, Waldo Rubinstein <waldo at trianet.net> wrote:
> I'm using it for originating calls but the problem I have is that
> most of the recordings I have are from automatically recorded from
> the Queue command (in queues.conf), so I don't know if you can tell
> in queues.conf to use MixMonitor.
>
> Thanks,
> Waldo
>
> On Nov 8, 2005, at 10:50 AM, BJ Weschke wrote:
>
> >  Check out the new app_mixmonitor app with 1.2b2. It produces one file
> > that is mixed already.
> >
> > On 11/8/05, Waldo Rubinstein <waldo at trianet.net> wrote:
> >> Hilton,
> >>
> >> AFAIK, you can optionally record in gsm. However, I think * won't do
> >> it natively. It will do -in and -out wav files, soxmix them together
> >> and then convert them to gsm. I'm offloading all of that to a
> >> different machine and just leaving * to create the raw -in and -out
> >> wav files.
> >>
> >> Maybe I'm wrong too, so comments are welcomed.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Waldo
> >>
> >> On Nov 8, 2005, at 3:14 AM, Quark IT - Hilton Travis wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi Waldo,
> >>>
> >>> Doesn't * record to .gsm file initially and then convert these
> >>> to .wav
> >>> later?  I may be totally off the mark here, and if I am, I
> >>> welcome the
> >>> correction.
> >>>
> >>> In that case, why not leave the files in .gsm format instead of
> >>> translating them into another lossy format?  Obviously if * records
> >>> conversations as .wav files then I'd be leaning toward Speex
> >>> (Vorbis) as
> >>> it is a "suited to speech" compression format.
> >>>
> >>> Both Speex and ogg are Open Source, therefore patent issues are
> >>> likely
> >>> non-existent.  MP3, otoh, is fine if you use one of their approved
> >>> apps,
> >>> and not if you use anything else.  I'm steering clear of .mp3 (and
> >>> have
> >>> been for quite a few years now).
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>>
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> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> >>>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com]
> >>>> On Behalf Of Waldo Rubinstein
> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, 8 November 2005 11:32
> >>>>
> >>>> Wasn't aware of it, but if quality is good, it makes sense
> >>>> since all I'm archiving is speech.
> >>>>
> >>>> Will evaluate further.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> Waldo
> >>>>
> >>>> On Nov 7, 2005, at 7:14 PM, Mark Edwards wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I would recommend vorbis speex for this.
> >>>>> You can get windows drivers to read speex files directly.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Vorbis are the same bunch that develops ogg.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ogg and mp3 are more suited to music rather than speech.
> >>>>> Speex is a much better fit for speech archiving.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Mark
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>> From: BJ Weschke [mailto:bweschke at gmail.com]
> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 8 November 2005 5:52 AM
> >>>>>
> >>>>> You're probably not going to be violating any patent
> >>>>> protections by using OGG instead of MP3. As far as
> >>>>> compression goes, I've found the difference between
> >>>>> the two of them to be negligible. I've always used
> >>>>> OGG when possible to stay "IP safe".
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On 11/7/05, Waldo Rubinstein <waldo at trianet.net> wrote:
> >>>>>> I'm trying to archive out call recordings and would
> >>>>>> appreciate some feedback as to which audio compression is
> >>>>>> more recommended MP3 or OGG. In the past, I've use lame
> >>>>>> to convert to MP3, but I noticed the audio volume drops
> >>>>>> significantly. Is it just a setting on the command line
> >>>>>> of lame or is OGG better? Which achieves higher
> >>>>>> compression rates while maintaining call quality?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>>> Waldo
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