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Bug 773004 - Magnatune: Plugin should allow user to select between mp3 / mp3lofi / ogg
Magnatune: Plugin should allow user to select between mp3 / mp3lofi / ogg
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: rhythmbox
Classification: Other
Component: general
HEAD
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: RhythmBox Maintainers
RhythmBox Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks: 771417
 
 
Reported: 2016-10-15 23:11 UTC by gnome.vrb
Modified: 2018-05-24 19:12 UTC
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Description gnome.vrb 2016-10-15 23:11:19 UTC 
Currently, the plugin always prefers ogg over other ( mp3 ) formats. This should be left to the user with ogg as the default option.

Relevant code ( TrackListHandler.py )

# prefer ogg streams to mp3
if 'oggurl' in self.__track:
    trackurl = self.__track['oggurl']
else:
    trackurl = self.__track['url']
Comment 1 Jonathan Matthew 2016-10-15 23:15:51 UTC 
(In reply to vrishab from comment #0)
> Currently, the plugin always prefers ogg over other ( mp3 ) formats. This
> should be left to the user with ogg as the default option.

why?
Comment 2 gnome.vrb 2016-10-15 23:27:51 UTC 
To choose between different bitrates.

1. mp3 ( 128 kbps )
2. mp3 lofi ( 32 kbps )
3. ogg vorbis ( 80 kbps )

The only reason ( I think ) magnatune offers 3 bitrates, is to stream the tracks from different networks ( wifi / wired / 3g / 4g etc, some of which might have fluctuating bandwidth )
Comment 3 gnome.vrb 2016-10-16 00:34:08 UTC 
In magnatune plugin preferences dialog, when "I don't have a Magnatune account" is selected, mp3 / mp3lofi / ogg should be listed in "Preferred audio format" drop down, rather than the high bandwidth formats, which are only available for members.

ogg should be the default "Preferred audio format".
Comment 4 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-05-24 19:12:08 UTC 
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