[vorbis] Well done!

[David Balazic]

Monty wrote :
> > On 12 Apr 2000, lars brinkhoff wrote: 
> > 
> > > I'm considering converting all my mp3 files to Vorbis format. Only 
> > > examples/encoder_example is a bit too simplistic (of course, being an 
> > > example), and the cmdline tools aren't ready. 
> >           
> > Both mp3 & ogg are lossy compression formats. Especially if you're doing    
> > low bitrates. Taking a song that has already been somewhat mangled by mp3 
> > and remangling it w/ ogg would be.. bad. 
> >           
> > I really think there aught to be a standard header flag in all of these 
> > formats stating wheither the file was encoded from original, clean, 
> > uncompressed input. 
>   
> One can always add a comment to that effect; I need to write up the suggested
> spec for comment field format.

Don't forget other data, like used encoder, its version, used options
...

Look into the ID3 v2 standard ( www.id3v2.org ), it a bit of overkill,
but a standard, already supported by music player software.

> Monty  

david balazic

P.S.: Hope the vorbis list allow posts from non-subscribers.

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