[vorbis] bit rate

[Tyler Knott]

engdev wrote:

>Yes,
>
>It has been said many times on this list that Vorbis is naturally VBR. But I
>was under the impression that streaming perfomed best using CBR.
>
>So, why?
>  
>
While Vorbis is nativly VBR is still sounds pretty decent in CBR/ABR 
modes(and certainly much better than MP3).  Vorbis is also the only 
non-proprietary lossy codec other than MP3(which is proprietary to some 
extent) to support streaming.  It also uses the Ogg container format 
which was designed from the start for use with streaming.  And coming 
soon, Vorbis 1.1 will sound much better at lower bitrates making it even 
better for streaming.

BTW, while we're on 1.1, how long until we can see that release?

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