Vorbis + Speex; Is It Possible? Options

[Musafir_86]

Dear all,

-Is it possible to unite Vorbis and Speex 'technology' together? I mean could the developers do this in future release (1.1.2 or 2.0)? WMA had already do this (WMA VBR, Lossless, Speech, etc) and have only one stream ID (if I'm not mistaken).

-If this could happen, we will benefit from reduced codec 'numbers' installed in our system, broader support/coverage for Vorbis, and Vorbis also can use Speex tuning in speech for movies/films/toons when the characters are talking (isn't it called speech too?).

-Also, why don't Vorbis drops the bitrate down to ZERO (0kbps) when there is PLAIN SILENT in the audio stream (such as when the characters are just staring at each other - in anime mostly)? Anybody know why?

Thanks, bye.

Regards,
-Musafir_86.