[Speex-dev] How to get podcasters to adopt Speex?

[George Ou]

How about posting the actual speex samples along with the WAV files? 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jean-Marc Valin [mailto:jean-marc.valin at usherbrooke.ca] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 1:17 AM
To: George Ou
Cc: speex-dev at xiph.org
Subject: Re: [Speex-dev] How to get podcasters to adopt Speex?

George Ou wrote:
> Ah, but speex.org should lead by example.  Instead of posting wav 
> files, why not post the actual speex files as well?  Then make it 
> plaingly obvious for people to download the plugins with links to the page
you just posted.

I post wav files for the same reason people have screenshots. Sure, I could
download OpenOffice and try it, but it's nice to be able to click and see a
screenshot before downloading anything. Plus if people are going to download
Speex anyway, they don't need my samples because they can make their own.

	Jean-Marc

> 
> George
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jean-Marc Valin [mailto:jean-marc.valin at usherbrooke.ca]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 12:59 AM
> To: George Ou
> Cc: speex-dev at xiph.org
> Subject: Re: [Speex-dev] How to get podcasters to adopt Speex?
> 
> On windows, illi's excellent Ogg DirectShow filter will do 
> (http://www.illiminable.com/ogg/). On MacOS X, I think there's a QT 
> component that will do the trick, but I'm not sure where to get it. On 
> Linux, gstreamer, xine and other frameworks will handle Speex fine. On 
> Symbian mobile phone, you might have to use the command-line speexdec, 
> though ;-)
> 
> 	Jean-Marc
> 
> George Ou wrote:
>> I would love to see podcasters adopt the Speex format to deliver 
>> clear speech audio at wideband or ultra-wideband formats.  However, 
>> podcasters want something that can easily play on Windows, Macs, and 
>> even Linux web browsers.  The Speex website has some nice audio 
>> demos, but it doesn't actually offer any HTML embedded samples using 
>> actual Speex
> format.
>> Would there be a way to do this with Speex and have a simple 
>> downloadable web plugin?
>>  
>>  
>> George
>>
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