Marcin, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >> Yes it's lossy, but it's unavoidable. > >Lossy? What do you mean?
I think he means that If CD sound files are the norm (and lossless), then AAC (better sound normally than MP3) and MP3 are copies of the norm that save size of the resulting file for exactness (quality). So "lossy" formats like these can never sound as good as the original, only get closer or further away. So even as AAC is better (in theory at least) than MP3, the CD you burn from the AAC files won't sound exactly as good as the original CD if you had bought it instead. The idea is that may be good enough. That's Apples core idea, isn't it? Now, if you make a copy in lossy format from a copy, obviously you are getting further away from the norm, which in this case may be the CD sound files. To add harm to injury, even CDs are in some way lossy compared to the originally recorded music, but let's not go there now as it's too painful -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
