Aren't trailers from that website encoded in H.264 video, AAC audio in a standard MP4 container? Shouldn't that play on anything from Windows Media Player to VLC?
If Apple was so anti-open-formats, they would never have picked PNG as the default format for screenshots. Microsoft has a history of always creating their own formats even when a multitude of alternatives already exist (kind of like Sony with their half a dozen Memory Stick types).
But I guess Apple could have used FLAC instead of creating Apple Lossless. There may be some technical or legal details we're not aware of. For corporations, it's not always the best technical solution that gets used because of legal reasons, licensing costs, etc.
Since the patents for MPEG Layer III audio have expired/are about to expire, shouldn't we use that instead of Vorbis or AAC?
I brought it up to show that when Apple needed a file format for the screenshots of Mac OS X, they went with PNG (which is open like Vorbis) while Microsoft created BMP.
What do you mean by "We beat Microsoft and Apple once before"? The market share for both Firefox and Opera is stable but the marketshare for Safari and Chrome is going up.
Firefox is bloated, I for one don't want to use it. It's either Safari, Chrome or Opera for me.
And from what I've read, there is no-floating-point software decoders that don't require much CPU power either, so software-only solutions won't drain the battery significantly. I don't doubt for a second that Opera would also support Ogg Vorbis. The problem would be to get Microsoft and Apple to add support to their products.
- Microsoft: Windows Media Audio/Video (two Microsoft formats) - Apple: H.264/AAC and MP3 support (non-Apple formats, already established industry standards formats)
Apple would probably go with MP3, AAC and Vorbis audio files in Safari 5. Microsoft would probably go with MP3 and WMA in Internet Explorer 12.
FYI, Quicktime is not awful at all on Mac OS X, nor is Safari and iTunes. And almost everything from Microsoft and Adobe sucks on Mac OS X.
I don't know why you associate Quicktime with online audio, so what you probably meant to say was "The quicker we can get away from our reliance on that god awful Flash, the better."
Be prepared for another "Firefox vs the World" with this, however: Vorbis vs MP3/AAC.
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You mean, like reptiles?
And maybe also official Windows 7 support via boot camp. Why else give him seven minutes?
Why didn't Microsoft simply use TIFF or TGA for the graphic format? Why invent BMP at all?
Aren't trailers from that website encoded in H.264 video, AAC audio in a standard MP4 container? Shouldn't that play on anything from Windows Media Player to VLC?
My reason to believe this is the two lines you didn't quote from my post:
- Microsoft: BMP screen captures (Microsoft format)
- Apple: PNG screen captures (Open format)
If Apple was so anti-open-formats, they would never have picked PNG as the default format for screenshots. Microsoft has a history of always creating their own formats even when a multitude of alternatives already exist (kind of like Sony with their half a dozen Memory Stick types).
But I guess Apple could have used FLAC instead of creating Apple Lossless. There may be some technical or legal details we're not aware of. For corporations, it's not always the best technical solution that gets used because of legal reasons, licensing costs, etc.
Since the patents for MPEG Layer III audio have expired/are about to expire, shouldn't we use that instead of Vorbis or AAC?
I brought it up to show that when Apple needed a file format for the screenshots of Mac OS X, they went with PNG (which is open like Vorbis) while Microsoft created BMP.
Sounds like the lyrics for a future Weird Al Yankovic song.
What do you mean by "We beat Microsoft and Apple once before"? The market share for both Firefox and Opera is stable but the marketshare for Safari and Chrome is going up.
Firefox is bloated, I for one don't want to use it. It's either Safari, Chrome or Opera for me.
And from what I've read, there is no-floating-point software decoders that don't require much CPU power either, so software-only solutions won't drain the battery significantly. I don't doubt for a second that Opera would also support Ogg Vorbis. The problem would be to get Microsoft and Apple to add support to their products.
However, if we look at the past:
- Microsoft: BMP screen captures (Microsoft format)
- Apple: PNG screen captures (Open format)
- Microsoft: Windows Media Audio/Video (two Microsoft formats)
- Apple: H.264/AAC and MP3 support (non-Apple formats, already established industry standards formats)
Apple would probably go with MP3, AAC and Vorbis audio files in Safari 5.
Microsoft would probably go with MP3 and WMA in Internet Explorer 12.
You mean annoying like people who put their comments between <code> tags?
It was done via Flash.
FYI, Quicktime is not awful at all on Mac OS X, nor is Safari and iTunes. And almost everything from Microsoft and Adobe sucks on Mac OS X.
I don't know why you associate Quicktime with online audio, so what you probably meant to say was "The quicker we can get away from our reliance on that god awful Flash, the better."
Be prepared for another "Firefox vs the World" with this, however: Vorbis vs MP3/AAC.
Better than the previous version: Ubuntu 10.03 Irrational Lynx
Is there an upload progress bar on the umbilical cord?
Better than the Wolfcastle error:
At them not present error.
Not with the monthly caps pushed by countless ISPs around the world.
And don't say "switch ISP" because a lot of people don't have any options and before long all ISPs are going to implement caps anyway.
To the eBaymobile!
The one day I don't have mod points...
It's going to be perfect for cloud storage, then?
That made my day, thanks.
That's what I was wondering myself.
Explanation please?
I think "The cloud deleted my homework!" sounds more plausible.
They're great for holding paintings?
Grand Larceny Horse?