[Informatics] RIP MP3

[Litsa Tzelepis]

So sad ....
I'm sticking to my tape deck.
:-)

On Thu, 20 Jul 2017 at 3:43 pm, Mark <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
>
> 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
>
> --
>
> Mark Kelly
>
> mark at vceit.com
> http://vceit.com
>
> Powered by *losslessness.*
>
>
>
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