[Vorbis] Reg: Bitrates support 576kbps in ogg vorbis

[Ulrich Windl]

On 10 Dec 2009 at 12:27, xiphmont at xiph.org wrote:

> > I was checking for bit rates support above 500kbps in the libvorbis code, so
> > I tried to encode ogg files with bitrate 576kbps but the encoder OggdropXpd
> > gives maximum bit rate of only 500kbps. Does the Vorbis audio support bit
> > rate 576 kbps?
> 
> Vorbis itself has no real concept of bitrate, and so it has no limits.
>  Our specific encoders are not tuned for and do not offer bitrates
> over 500kbps (for stereo CD-rate in any case), because that's the
> point where it's becoming silly to use a lossy codec; you'd probably
> be better off going with FLAC or a lossless codec.

I can only say that there is CD audio where bitrates up to 320kB/s (BVR peaks) 
make sense. The problem with FLAC is that even fewer devices support it than for 
Vorbis.

Ulrich


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