[Informatics] RIP MP3

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Metallic, chrome dioxide or .. 8 track? ;-)

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Roland GESTHUIZEN
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> On 20 Jul 2017, at 9:00 pm, Litsa Tzelepis <htzelepis at msj.vic.edu.au> wrote:
> 
> So sad ....
> I'm sticking to my tape deck. 
> :-)
> 
> On Thu, 20 Jul 2017 at 3:43 pm, Mark <mark at vceit.com <mailto:mark at vceit.com>> wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> In case you had not noticed this milestone, MP3 is now officially dead.
> 
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-15/mp3-founders-terminate-licensing-program/8526292 <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-15/mp3-founders-terminate-licensing-program/8526292>
> 
> Long live (lossy) AAC.
> But I prefer lossless FLAC.
> 
> Because: who needs to compress audio in these days of multi-gigabyte media player devices, 10TB hard disks, and broadband transmission speeds?
> And if your device can't decode FLAC, you really need a new player.
> 
> So, off you go. Avert the digital dark age.
> Convert your MP3 files to another format before software makers discard MP3 and the format becomes as unreadable as a 5.25" floppy disk.
> 
> Yes, converting your lossy MP3 files to AAC will cost you a generational loss of quality.
> That's why lossless formats such as FLAC are preferable.
> 
> Have fun
> 
> Mark
> 
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> Mark Kelly
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> Powered by losslessness.
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