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| Newer page: | version 7 | Last edited on Monday, June 20, 2005 11:08:00 am | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
| Older page: | version 1 | Last edited on Monday, February 24, 2003 3:37:53 pm | by PerryLorier | Revert |
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-An Audio Codec and file format
to replace
[MP3]. OggVorbis's advantages are
better compression and better audio quality and it isn't covered
by patents like
[MP3] is. .ogg
files support up to 256 channels, variable bit rate etc
.
+An audio CoDec (for use with the [Ogg] FileFormat) intended as a successor
to [MP3], offering
better compression and better audio quality while being unencumbered
by Patent~s (
[MP3] is)
. OggVorbis
files support up to 256 channels, variable bit rate and all other important features.
+
+In [a test conducted by c't (the biggest German computer magazine; article is in German) | http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/30571] OggVorbis has also been proven to offer decidedly better quality at very low bitrates than any of the competing audio CoDec~s. At high bitrates, [MP3] and OggVorbis seem to be tit-for-tat.
+
+It is supported by the latest release of RealPlayer (version 10) and the associated suite of tools thanks to HelixCommunity
.
