Doesn't bother me. AAC doesn't have any built in Copy Protection mechanisms to make me mad so I'm fine with it. Now I just need a program to Batch Convert my Gigs of MP3's to AAC.
<strong>Doesn't bother me. AAC doesn't have any built in Copy Protection mechanisms to make me mad so I'm fine with it. Now I just need a program to Batch Convert my Gigs of MP3's to AAC.</strong><hr></blockquote>
That would be a bad idea. You will gain from having smaller files, but using a psychoacoustic codec on the output of another (even if they both come from the same source: Fraunhaufer) will result in a noticeable deterioration of the audio quality.
They are coming out with a new DVD format. Several in fact. China is trying to get around DVD consortium fees by building their own standard. There are also several High Def DVD standards being developed.
The RIAA and the rest of those "bad people" (there's lots of kids here) are putting together a new format for CD audio as well.. check it out here:
<strong>As belle said, AAC support does not mean you have to throw away your MP3s, only that you should rip to AAC from now on.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Unless, of course, you intend to share your music with the other 99% of the ripping world.
I can tell you that the video encoding of MPEG-4 is *better* than Sorensen Pro (Developer) 3 codec. I did a compression test and the MPEG-4 is not only better quality, it compress's faster. I use Cleaner 5.1 with Sorenson 3.1 Pro using 2-pass VBR and compared it to the regular "export" feature of
QT6 and QT6 wins on Video encoding. I encoded at 250Kbits Video 50Kbits Audio(16bit/44khz/stereo), 320x240, 30fps. 10 mins encding time on my dual800 for QT6 v 25min w/Cleaner5/Sor3,1 with 2-pass VBR (2-pass VBR takes roughly twice as long albeir better quality). 2mins of source video.
I also prefer QMusic Design Pro 2 codec for audio OVER mp3's but have not compared the AAC to wither mp3 or QMusic2 yet. Audio is a little more disserning.
clearly you've all missed the [quote] Next step for the iPod <hr></blockquote>. Its going to be Apple's NeXTSTEP OS (or, its successor OSX), miniaturized to the size of a pack of playing cards of coarse. That is the future of apples only dig hub spoke.
"if at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried." -fortune (getitatsf.com)
And 64 megs of RAM instead of 32, to handle the larger OS.
And a larger battery - making the whole thing larger by a few millimeters in depth will vastly increase the battery energyavailable - thus enabling the other functions.
Make the iPod 1/3 smaller with 5 Gigabytes of solidstate memory and make a mini iPod backpack (iPack) that contains a 5..00 GB harddrive. It would provide the best of both worlds, a thousand songs for the low-end user and infinite expansion for higher-end users. You could either select and dump 5GB into the iPod from the iPack or be able to play songs directly.
<strong>There's no way AAC will replace MP3. none. the inconvenience of having GB's of MP3 to AAC outweighs the minimal gains achieved in the conversion.
Add 1.5" Color LCD. Camera functionality is definite. Don't expect any additional PDA capabilities.</strong><hr></blockquote>
You surely have not listened to your MP3s on you home stereo. AAC still does not match the source material quality, but it is still a heck of a lot better than the MP3 quality.
Do a little test, play the CD and play the MP3. An MP3 sounds good, but it is NOTHING like what it came from. There is a lot missing. AAC takes a baby step in quality, and a larger step in size.
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<strong>Doesn't bother me. AAC doesn't have any built in Copy Protection mechanisms to make me mad so I'm fine with it. Now I just need a program to Batch Convert my Gigs of MP3's to AAC.</strong><hr></blockquote>
That would be a bad idea. You will gain from having smaller files, but using a psychoacoustic codec on the output of another (even if they both come from the same source: Fraunhaufer) will result in a noticeable deterioration of the audio quality.
[ 06-04-2002: Message edited by: *l++ ]</p>
and I guess next you're gonna tell me they're coming out with a new DVD format so I'll have to rebuy my movies AGAIN
I don't see AAC catching on.
WMFs didn't.
Like so many technologies before it, MP3 may not be the best in its field, but it's the most popular by far, and will continue to be for some time.
Also, if you have an older machine (slower G3) forget about AAC. It is much too resource intensive.
The RIAA and the rest of those "bad people" (there's lots of kids here) are putting together a new format for CD audio as well.. check it out here:
<a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/05/30/1915221&mode=thread&tid=141"; target="_blank">http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/05/30/1915221&mode=thread&tid=141</a>;
<strong>As belle said, AAC support does not mean you have to throw away your MP3s, only that you should rip to AAC from now on.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Unless, of course, you intend to share your music with the other 99% of the ripping world.
QT6 and QT6 wins on Video encoding. I encoded at 250Kbits Video 50Kbits Audio(16bit/44khz/stereo), 320x240, 30fps. 10 mins encding time on my dual800 for QT6 v 25min w/Cleaner5/Sor3,1 with 2-pass VBR (2-pass VBR takes roughly twice as long albeir better quality). 2mins of source video.
I also prefer QMusic Design Pro 2 codec for audio OVER mp3's but have not compared the AAC to wither mp3 or QMusic2 yet. Audio is a little more disserning.
[ 06-04-2002: Message edited by: eat@me ]</p>
For the ipod, expect to see the ultimate utilization of the firewire port. We all know video in from a digital still/video camera is coming. Now imagine the firewire port as video out to TV/monitor with a converter. <a href="http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/Sample_Code/QuickTime/Capturing/SimpleVideoOut.htm"; target="_blank">link</a>
Add 1.5" Color LCD. Camera functionality is definite. Don't expect any additional PDA capabilities.
"if at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried." -fortune (getitatsf.com)
And a 20 GB HD.
And a touchscreen.
And a new OS and apps to handle PDA functions.
And faster processors to handle Inkwell.
And 64 megs of RAM instead of 32, to handle the larger OS.
And a larger battery - making the whole thing larger by a few millimeters in depth will vastly increase the battery energyavailable - thus enabling the other functions.
That would make it credit card thin, and make the 1000 songs load in about 15 secs?
I'm done.
MSKR
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<strong>There's no way AAC will replace MP3. none. the inconvenience of having GB's of MP3 to AAC outweighs the minimal gains achieved in the conversion.
For the ipod, expect to see the ultimate utilization of the firewire port. We all know video in from a digital still/video camera is coming. Now imagine the firewire port as video out to TV/monitor with a converter. <a href="http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/Sample_Code/QuickTime/Capturing/SimpleVideoOut.htm"; target="_blank">link</a>
Add 1.5" Color LCD. Camera functionality is definite. Don't expect any additional PDA capabilities.</strong><hr></blockquote>
You surely have not listened to your MP3s on you home stereo. AAC still does not match the source material quality, but it is still a heck of a lot better than the MP3 quality.
Do a little test, play the CD and play the MP3. An MP3 sounds good, but it is NOTHING like what it came from. There is a lot missing. AAC takes a baby step in quality, and a larger step in size.
It begs me to wonder why Harman Kardon, Yamaha, Denon, Onkyo, or Marantz doesn't sell a Highend MP3 player.
The iPod, and all MP3 players, should have an optical line output.
Play an original recording that is Dolby encoded and then play it as an MP3 file with the iPod(or any MP3 player) through the same stereo.
Major Yuck.