Transcoding is a way around the memory limitations of the older players such as SB3 as well as a way of adding support quickly for formats which have a smaller user base. The limitation affected not just audio format but also the transport p[rotocol (e.g. mms, rtmp)
Compared to IP3K players, AAC is supported natively in Touch. I believe WMA lossless and other WMA variations will be supported. I think they are in the build but they are currently disabled as they need tuning. In recent builds there is support for Flash RTMP protocol for test purposes which means Flash/MP3 and Flash/AAC streams could be supported natively. With less memory constraints it is possible that in subsequent releases more native audio formats will be added depending on demand vs costs (e.g. licensing). So the future for Touch is not adding transcoding but adding native formats. -- bpa ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71571 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
