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AAC Chosen For DVD-ROM Section Of DVD Audio Discs

Posted by simoniker on from the head-spinning-around dept.

sootman writes "According to a news post at HighFidelityReview.com: 'The DVD Forum has chosen AAC for the DVD-ROM zone of DVD-Audio discs - the inclusion of a low-resolution (lossy) track suitable for solid-state and portable devices has long been championed by DVD-Audio figureheads such as Dolby's John Kellogg as a way of enhancing the value of the format to all listeners, not just those interested in its high-resolution potential. The selection of AAC came after a number of competing formats were proposed; they included MP3, ATRAC and Microsoft's WMA. Additional formats, such as [Ogg Vorbis] for example, were not put forward for consideration.'"

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  1. *crickets* by jpellino · · Score: 5, Funny

    the sound of all those people who told apple they were nuts for choosing it...

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  2. No Ogg? Uh-oh... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think we're going to be hearing quite a bit of hilarious whining from the four people that actually use and enjoy OGG.....

    1. Re:No Ogg? Uh-oh... by FesterDaFelcher · · Score: 5, Funny

      Ogg is not an acronym, so don't uppercase it all.

      uppercase is not a verb, so don't verb it.

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    2. Re:No Ogg? Uh-oh... by Charles+Dart · · Score: 5, Funny

      Verb is a noun so don't verb... uh...don't verbalize....verbate....uh...just don't do it!

    3. Re:No Ogg? Uh-oh... by sulli · · Score: 4, Funny

      And the three people who actually use and enjoy DVD-Audio.

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    4. Re:No Ogg? Uh-oh... by Srin+Tuar · · Score: 5, Funny

      In English, verbing nouns is perfectly cromulent.

    5. Re:No Ogg? Uh-oh... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Shut up, you pedantic bitch! Bold is much better than uppercase anyway.

    6. Re:No Ogg? Uh-oh... by Greedo · · Score: 4, Funny

      all of its 4 fans are here posting on slashdot

      ... and all they do is complain about the capitalization of "Ogg".

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    7. Re:No Ogg? Uh-oh... by Oyvind+Eik · · Score: 3, Funny

      uppercase tr.v. uppercased, uppercasing, uppercases; To print or set in uppercase letters. (source)

      You suck at the English! ;-)

    8. Re:No Ogg? Uh-oh... by billimad · · Score: 5, Funny

      In Soviet Russia, Nouns verb...oh nevermind.

    9. Re:No Ogg? Uh-oh... by PorscheDriver · · Score: 4, Funny
      Ogg Vorbis. What a wonderful name.

      In other news, new codecs were announced by the Ogg team today:

      Crob Pimbly

      Stratfunk Mungler

      and the instantly memborable

      Sibrov Ggo

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    10. Re:No Ogg? Uh-oh... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Ogg is not an acronym, so don't uppercase it all.

      Let me guess, you use a MAC.

    11. Re:No Ogg? Uh-oh... by karnifex · · Score: 2, Funny

      Ogg not acronym! Ogg not codec! When spell Ogg uppercase, make Ogg angry! Ogg want to break things!

  3. tantrum by EaterOfDog · · Score: 4, Funny

    Okay, this is your cue to roll around on the floor with froth coming from your mouth and blood pouring from your eyes screaming "Ogg Vorbis, Ogg Vorbis!"

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    1. Re:tantrum by EpsCylonB · · Score: 1, Funny

      DRM is going to be a major component!

      Well duh.

  4. What the? by Viceice · · Score: 4, Funny

    So exactly how are we supposed to go about ripping now?

    Do we rip the DVD-A into an mp3 or do we crack the AAC into an mp3?

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    1. Re:What the? by 2nd+Post! · · Score: 2, Funny

      I think you're supposed to drag and drop into iTunes, now :)

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    2. Re:What the? by mkro · · Score: 4, Funny
      Hopefully in this case, you can simply copy the AAC on to your machine, because any transcoding will affect the quality.

      DVD Forum member 1 (DIS): Guys? I was thinking... What if we skip the DRM this time? Let people make their own moral choices, and let the law handle those who can't?
      DVD Forum member 2 (MGM): Hmm, you're onto something there. After all, we are not here to judge people. Respecting people and treating them like law-abiding citizens until they actually break a law might actually make us look good.
      DVD Forum member 3 (VIAb): Yeah, we must make sure to let the press releases focus on that we are more open than our competitiors.
      DVD Forum member 3 (BMG): ...we don't have any competition?
      *silence*
      DVD Forum member in unison: DRM IT IS!
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  5. Summary by jdreed1024 · · Score: 5, Funny
    I offer you a brief threaded summary of this discussion:

    -AAC sucks, they should have gone with Ogg

    -You're just saying that because Ogg is l33t
    -They should have gone with MP3
    -No, MP3 sucks because of $foo
    -$foo is irrelevant because of $bar
    -WMA isn't so bad, it should have won
    -Troll!!!
    -Great, more Apple lock-in
    -It's not Apple lock-in, it's an ISO standard
    -No it's not -Yes it is
    -Apple's dead anyway
    -When I was a kid, DVD-ROM tracks where in uLaw raw format and we liked it.

    -I don't have a DVD player, you insensitive clod.

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    1. Re:Summary by larkost · · Score: 4, Funny

      How sad is it that I think the parent post should have been modded "informative"?

  6. When Clinton was president by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    All I know about Bush is I had a job when Clinton was president. -- Saddam Hussein

    "All I know about Bush is that I gave jobs to Clinton who was president. -- Monica Lewinsky

  7. I cannot wait by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I cannot wait to see Microsoft saying it is unfortunate the DVD people chose to "limit choice" and hurt consumers by going with AAC instead of WMA...

  8. Re:AAC is pretty decent by Valar · · Score: 5, Funny

    so you're the guy who bought the minidisc player...

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  9. Re:Summary..LOL by RegalBegal · · Score: 0, Funny

    I don't think I'm allowed to laugh that hard at my desk.... _g

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  10. Re:OGG and Aac = audio formats by rthille · · Score: 4, Funny

    AVI (Audio Video Interleave) _is_ an acronym. Please capitalize :-)

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  11. Re:Great... more lock in to Apple by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Let me get this straight, Apple won't license Fairplay to anyone, yet somehow all the new DVDs are going to come out with Fairplay DRM encoding. Exactly how is that going to happen, the magic Fairplay elves hiding out in the duplication plant?

    The logic is so simple it's astounding, I'm surprised nobody else is seeing it

    Perhaps it is you who are mistaken...

  12. Re:Yes, you may have to upgrade... by slash-tard · · Score: 2, Funny

    Whats even stranger is my dual opteron 2ghz has 2 MFM hard drives!