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Re: OT: on .ogg

From:Sally Caves <scaves@...>
Date:Saturday, March 5, 2005, 4:47
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From: "Sally Caves" <scaves@...>


> Okay, so I went to the Vorbis.com site and read up about .ogg. > Apparently, its big selling point is that it is patentless, so artists > needn't pay "tribute money" to the .mp3 corporation to publish their work. > And Vorbis claims the sound is just as good. And it's free. > > What will I do with my Cakewalk, then, and my other files that "rip" into > .mp3 format? I've just barely gotten started with Cakewalk. :( > > Sally
oggvorbis site has a "dare to compare" page, where they invite you to download various .ogg files and compare them against .mp3 and wave files. I downloaded the components that were supposed to allow me to hear one of the samples, updating my MediaPlayer all the related programs, and I still couldn't play it. Grrrrr! Sally

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