[vorbis] OGG lossless?

[Nicola Larosa]

> Would it be a difficult task to make OGG a lossless compressor at -q 10?
> 
> I don't know much about lossy/lossless compression internal logic, so excuse
> me if my question is out of place. But this would be a really nice feature
> that would make OGG an "all in one" tool.

Well, the compression algorithm is a pretty strong discriminant. It would be 
like asking for a lossless JPEG, while you have PNG for that. The difference 
is so fundamental that they can be considered different tools, for different 
jobs.

So, I think it would confuse matters more than helping them.

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"MP3 the king is a mighty warrior, but he's showing new wounds.
Ogg [Vorbis] is the successor to the throne ... In this case,
Open Source is not a compromise; Vorbis is the best out there."
-- Monty (Mr. Vorbis) on Slashdot

Nicola Larosa - nico at tekNico.net

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