[vorbis] WMA Pro vs.. Ogg Vorbis - Hurry up, guys

[Chris Hanson]

At 3:10 AM -0800 12/16/01, Christian Buchner wrote:
>If this were available as an ACM codec, people might prefer to use 
>Ogg Vorbis instead of WMA Pro for encoding their movie audio (from 
>DVD). The main application I see for end users is of course to 
>encode the soundtrack for DivX ;-) movies. What else would you use 
>5.1 for?

What do you mean, what else would someone use 5.1 for besides 
pirating movies?  How about producing high-quality content, or 
delivering high-quality content they produced?

Vorbis can span the gamut from low end to high in one CODEC without 
massive changes.  That and its patent- and royalty-free nature are 
its greatest strengths, and what will make it attractive to content 
producers over the long run.  Trying to make it the premiere audio 
CODEC for movie pirates won't do that.

   -- Chris


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