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AAC Chosen For DVD-ROM Section Of DVD Audio Discs
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.'"
Eat it Gates!
As John Kellogg argues so eloquently here, DVDs have gained too much attention solely for their possible resolution, and outside of game development, little attention has been paid to their storage capacity except as it relates to films
all your dvd's belong to us!
Yeah, really. Outside of the slashdot "elite" no one gives a rat's ass about Ogg.
Yeah...but, at least with mp3's...there's no DRM....
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
Format,
That I will not be buying into. I suppose if you're into that sort of thing then all of these niche markets are great.
But, a vast majority of people are perfectly happy listening to music on low bitrate mp3s.
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There's no DRM with AAC either. Apple added its own layer of DRM....
....get this... have DRM in them!
Get real. It is fair to say that "there is DRM with AAC" because the overwhelming majority of AAC files (thanks to Apple)
AAC supports DRM. It does not require it. The DVD forum may or may not put it in. (I would suspect they would, but it is not required.)
I am certain they will.
And what then. All music from now on will require iTunes to play, and a license from Apple? This is what I don't like about DRM and certain companies owning it. It forces us to choose one product if we've already chosen another.
And when it comes to DVD-ROM music formats it looks like we're not GETTING a choice. It's iTunes compatible or nothing, which unless Apple supports Linux is going to again leave Linux out in the cold.
That they would chose a format that supports DRM and requires licensing fees.
this was chosen OVER WMA. so maybe the record companies are not *completely* evil...maybe they're like the diet coke of evil. One calorie, not enough.
Such a long history it has been. It might even be over a year long, this history. And yes, tons of corporations offer AAC for download; why, I can name them all, let's get started: (1) Apple (2) uh, um, erm... ya know, I'm needed in the basement. Bye.
ps - this is not a mockery of the parent post, who was simply quoting; it is a mockery of those who are being quoted.
- First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then ???, then profit.
The short short version is that, any time a corporate marketroid says 'digital rights management', you should head 'digital restrictions enforcement.'
After all, Apple invented everything else, from the portable music player (which Sony stole the idea for the Walkman from) to the Graphical User Interface! Isn't Apple clever!?
I love my Apple, and it's not just because I have AIDS-related dementia! I love to march in Gay Pride parades with my pink iPod-Mini and my powerbook! I love my Apple because the g5 processor doesn't have those icky segments, not that I'd know a segment if it were to jump up my butt, but that's what all my friend in the bathhouse and tea rooms tell me.