FYI, ogg is not lossless, it's lossey compression. Tons of information are being discarded. Some people claim it sounds better than mp3 encoding but it's just not as widely supported. More importantly, the reason why it appeals to some is that there are no licensing fees.
On Apr 2, 2010, at 4:17 PM, James & Nash wrote: > Hi list, > > Lyn and I were talking earlier, and we were wondering why people continue to > use MP3 files when there are lossless formats such as OGG? Some people are > able to hear the difference between something ripped at 320 kpbs and 160 kpbs > for example. My question is, why do people continue to use MP3s if they lose > sound quality? OGG is completely free and open source and much smaller than > MP3. > > TC > James, Lyn, Nash & Twinny > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
