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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 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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    6. 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! ;-)

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

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

    8. 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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    9. 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.

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

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

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

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

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  8. 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!