[vorbis] SHN

[Giuliano Pochini]

On Sat, 20 Sep 2003, Raena Lea-Shannon wrote:

> I am interetsed to know views on how does best quality ogg compression compare
> with SHN or whether this is this really comparing apples with oranges because
> SHN does not compress that greatly?

Yes and no, because Shorten is a lossless compressor, while Ogg is a
lossy codec. If you prefer a lossless compressor, give a try to Flac. It
compresses better than the old SHN. (http://flac.sourceforge.net)

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