MP3 - has some (I believe) serious design flaws which the LAME
developers and others have been trying to eliminate
MP3Pro - Only really aimed at low bit rates
MP3plus - Looks like a good format... the developer *seems* to have
taken the good stuff out of MP3 and added enhancements
of his own, but it is not well known (or accepted)
WMA - Microsoft proprietry (a bad thing to start with) also aimed
at low bit rates, but just happens to allow the use of higher
rates. Can't convert back to WAV (*REALLY* bad limitation)
OGG - Seems like a good format, eats MP3 at low bit rates, but then
falls badly as the bit rate is decreased further. There was some
talk of OGG being in patent infringement (although that is *very*
dubious, and is probably a rumor started by Thompson or FIIS
to scare people away - and then they can get their hooks
into you for MP3...)
AAC - I have not been able to find any encoders that can do anything
like real-time. Decoders are also rare and usually linked to a
particular encoder. (ie: the AAC streams produced by any given
encoder are not necessarily compatible)
I think the LAME developers have done an excellent job of minimising
the flaws inherent in the MP3 specification, and further, I don't believe
they are developing MP3 to write a better encoder for *you* - after all,
what are they getting out of it?
Only thing I see is personal understanding and intellectual enhancement.
Owen.
BTW: This is not aimed at CG, but more to address the issue of
why we do not move on...
Christopher G wrote:
> MP3 Pro is only good for getting mediocre quality mp3s at low bitrates, and
> WMA files often have a time limit attached & cannot be transferred.
>
> How about we NOT move on?
>
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> >Hi just some comments. I think mp3 is going obsolete pretty soon.why dno't we
> move on to some topics like mp3 pro or wma?
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