--- No one in particular <idm@cocksalad.com> wrote:
quoted 5 lines For what it's worth, the actual format of ogg files
> For what it's worth, the actual format of ogg files
> has been set in stone
> for well over a year. When 1.0 comes out, you will
> still be able to play
> all your old ogg files.
Yes, I know that. That's not the issue. The issue
would be that my "old ogg files" wouldn't be encoded
with the higher quality that I would gain as the
format advances. So why waste my time now when I
could benefit more in the future?
quoted 3 lines Basically 1.0 will just be a relatively arbitrary
> Basically 1.0 will just be a relatively arbitrary
> point when they decide
> the quality is "good enough".
I'm not holding 1.0 as a quality mildstone. I didn't
explain myself well. I am not "waiting around for Ogg
to get better", but rather, I have just archived my
audio collection and am happy enough for now, so I
have no reason to use anything other than MP3. I
could just start using MPC, but I hate ID3v2 enough as
it is to have to go back to ID3v1, not to mention give
up on my usual tagging tools because of it.
Recently I've become interested in learning to
program, so I have other priorities. What I meant
about waiting a couple of years was this: In a couple
of years, I may consider re-archiving my CD
collection, in which case I am hoping that Ogg has by
then surpassed other formats in quality, or that MPC
has adopted a better tagging format, or that a new
even better format will have come along.
quoted 6 lines So... if you don't think the quality is good enough,
> So... if you don't think the quality is good enough,
> I can understand not
> wanting to use it, but don't hold off just because
> you think it's not
> "finalized" yet. For most purposes of that word, it
> is finalized.
For the purpose which I meant, it is not. IE, the
format has not reached a quality level that would
justify abandoning MP3. MPC is very attractive, but
I'd rather wait a year or two to see if Ogg can
surpass it, to benefit from the Open Source and
superior tagging capabilities.
And maybe by then I can help code some utilities for
myself to deal with the
ripping/encoding/tagging/cataloging process of
whatever format I choose.
I guess I'm just not an early adopter.
.adam
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