Why Continue MP3 Development Given AAC? |
Why Continue MP3 Development Given AAC? |
  Dec 16 2011, 18:10
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Please don't take this the wrong way, but I am curious why there is continued development of MP3 encoding (such as LAME) when AAC is now long-known to yield superior quality for a given bit-rate (all other things being equal)?
I can sort of understand an explanation as being for the heck of it, but given that a superior method exists, why not work on improving even that instead? I'm not technolgically sophisticated enough to comment with any authority at all, so I pose the question. |
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Dec 17 2011, 18:57
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I think it is very worthwhile to perfect where possible MP# format. It's universal and has been the focus of so many tweaks and tests that to stop before completion makes no sense. To quit after 10 or 15 years work makes no sense, especially when the tweaks ar gradually helping substantially.
But the quality offered by AAC at 96kbps is extremely impressive so if you have a shuffle of low storage device it has its plce too. Streaming radio and such is important too. Do you want to listen to 64kbps MP3, or high efficiency QT at 64kbps? The other thing I see as helpful is that if I transcode mp3 to mp3 for my friends car, the artifacts can be pretty apparant, but aac to mp3 is a lot better for portable listening IMO. This post has been edited by kennedyb4: Dec 17 2011, 18:58 |
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Dec 18 2011, 14:19
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QUOTE (kennedyb4 @ Dec 17 2011, 10:57)  But the quality offered by AAC at 96kbps is extremely impressive so if you have a shuffle of low storage device it has its plce too. Streaming radio and such is important too. Do you want to listen to 64kbps MP3, or high efficiency QT at 64kbps? My friend has a very tiny Apple player, only 2 gig. Is AAC 96 from Itunes good enough so that I can squeeze lots of songs on to the player without worrying about sound quality? |
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Dec 19 2011, 05:38
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QUOTE (izzyfinhaifa @ Dec 18 2011, 09:19) My friend has a very tiny Apple player, only 2 gig. Does anyone else here find it amusing to hear 2 gig referred to as "very tiny"? Or was that a reference to the physical size? |
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izscors Why Continue MP3 Development Given AAC? Dec 16 2011, 18:10
hlloyge AAC is, as I learned, better at lower bitrates (96... Dec 16 2011, 18:15
izscors QUOTE (hlloyge @ Dec 16 2011, 13:15) AAC ... Dec 16 2011, 18:50 hlloyge QUOTE (izscors @ Dec 16 2011, 19:50) Is i... Dec 17 2011, 13:42 saratoga QUOTE (izscors @ Dec 16 2011, 12:10) I ca... Dec 16 2011, 18:35 DVDdoug As long as there is interest and demand, and as lo... Dec 16 2011, 18:59 izscors I guess we have them both because there are styli... Dec 16 2011, 19:28 saratoga Its not really clear to me what you expect to happ... Dec 16 2011, 19:36 kode54 No, but perhaps some people may start to work on F... Dec 16 2011, 20:23 kwanbis QUOTE (izscors @ Dec 16 2011, 18:10) Plea... Dec 16 2011, 23:04 kennedyb4 Some devices do not support AAC. My friend has a n... Dec 17 2011, 03:25 marc2003 QUOTE (kennedyb4 @ Dec 17 2011, 02:25) So... Dec 17 2011, 11:06 Elbart QUOTE (marc2003 @ Dec 17 2011, 11:06) QUO... Dec 18 2011, 10:23 kwanbis QUOTE (Elbart @ Dec 18 2011, 10:23) iPods... Dec 18 2011, 18:07 Glenn Gundlach QUOTE (marc2003 @ Dec 17 2011, 02:06) tha... Dec 18 2011, 17:36 onkl The difference in quality is too small to justify ... Dec 17 2011, 07:07 halb27 With today's cheap and huge storage capacities... Dec 17 2011, 08:15 shakey_snake Because we want to be tortured by id3 tagging fore... Dec 17 2011, 15:14 odigg I know this response may make people think I'm... Dec 17 2011, 17:45 Soap QUOTE (odigg @ Dec 17 2011, 12:45) I wond... Dec 17 2011, 18:10 odigg QUOTE (Soap @ Dec 17 2011, 12:10) You don... Dec 17 2011, 18:18 lvqcl QUOTE such a focus on MP3 use and development?
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I've used it since I star... Dec 17 2011, 18:24 slks QUOTE (pdq @ Dec 18 2011, 22:38) QUOTE (i... Dec 20 2011, 06:43 pdq QUOTE (slks @ Dec 20 2011, 01:43) I have ... Dec 20 2011, 13:33 marc2003 oh i know that. but you still have relatively few ... Dec 18 2011, 11:57 jukkap QUOTE (marc2003 @ Dec 18 2011, 12:57) oh ... Dec 18 2011, 15:18 marc2003 QUOTE (jukkap @ Dec 18 2011, 14:18) All 3... Dec 18 2011, 21:33 MichaelW QUOTE (marc2003 @ Dec 19 2011, 08:33) 3G?... Dec 19 2011, 03:52 marc2003 QUOTE (MichaelW @ Dec 19 2011, 02:52) Oh,... Dec 19 2011, 12:47 jukkap QUOTE (marc2003 @ Dec 18 2011, 22:33) QUO... Dec 19 2011, 09:10 Porcus QUOTE (jukkap @ Dec 19 2011, 09:10) I... Dec 19 2011, 12:26 probedb QUOTE (jukkap @ Dec 19 2011, 08:10) I... Dec 19 2011, 15:35 lvqcl QUOTE (izzyfinhaifa @ Dec 18 2011, 17:19)... Dec 18 2011, 14:32 Kujibo I was once of the mindset many years ago that I wa... Dec 19 2011, 02:19 saratoga QUOTE (Kujibo @ Dec 18 2011, 20:19) So fo... Dec 19 2011, 18:51 Goratrix I would only consider moving away from mp3 if ther... Dec 19 2011, 15:30 jukkap QUOTE (Goratrix @ Dec 19 2011, 16:30) I w... Dec 19 2011, 20:59 saratoga As per our forum rules, if you are going to make c... Dec 19 2011, 21:18 jukkap QUOTE (saratoga @ Dec 19 2011, 22:18) As ... Dec 20 2011, 14:02 kwanbis QUOTE (jukkap @ Dec 19 2011, 20:59) AAC j... Dec 19 2011, 22:18 probedb QUOTE (jukkap @ Dec 19 2011, 19:59) AAC j... Dec 20 2011, 09:41 IgorC jukkap
While your AAC encoder is CBR (or "s... Dec 20 2011, 14:16 jukkap QUOTE (IgorC @ Dec 20 2011, 15:16) jukkap... Dec 21 2011, 11:59 IgorC QUOTE (jukkap @ Dec 21 2011, 07:59) Accor... Dec 21 2011, 13:30 shadowking Even 5 ~ 10 yrs ago the difference between aac and... Dec 20 2011, 15:05 greynol QUOTE (jukkap @ Dec 20 2011, 05:02) I am ... Dec 20 2011, 18:33 jukkap QUOTE (greynol @ Dec 20 2011, 19:33) QUOT... Dec 21 2011, 11:45 spoon QUOTE (jukkap @ Dec 21 2011, 10:45) I use... Dec 21 2011, 13:08 The Seeker QUOTE (spoon @ Dec 21 2011, 13:08) Ok so ... Dec 21 2011, 14:45 Engelsstaub Some here are saying that MP3 is "universal.... Dec 20 2011, 20:06 Nick.C QUOTE (Engelsstaub @ Dec 20 2011, 19:06) ... Dec 20 2011, 21:12 Engelsstaub QUOTE (Nick.C @ Dec 20 2011, 14:12) QUOTE... Dec 20 2011, 21:45 GHammer QUOTE (Engelsstaub @ Dec 20 2011, 16:45) ... Dec 21 2011, 03:48 Engelsstaub QUOTE (GHammer @ Dec 20 2011, 20:48) My n... Dec 21 2011, 04:03 GHammer QUOTE (Engelsstaub @ Dec 20 2011, 23:03) ... Dec 21 2011, 04:47 Soap QUOTE (GHammer @ Dec 20 2011, 21:48) My n... Dec 21 2011, 04:21 Brand QUOTE (Engelsstaub @ Dec 20 2011, 20:06) ... Dec 20 2011, 23:18 MichaelW QUOTE (Brand @ Dec 21 2011, 10:18) Many P... Dec 20 2011, 23:25 onkl QUOTE (Engelsstaub @ Dec 21 2011, 05:02) ... Dec 21 2011, 09:38 Engelsstaub QUOTE (onkl @ Dec 21 2011, 02:38) ...so w... Dec 21 2011, 10:19 nu774 When coupling with H264, usually AAC is used (sinc... Dec 21 2011, 11:42 IgorC I have a question who really has performed ABX tes... Dec 20 2011, 20:56 halb27 QUOTE (IgorC @ Dec 20 2011, 20:56) .....
... Dec 20 2011, 22:00 IgorC QUOTE (halb27 @ Dec 20 2011, 18:00) Sure ... Dec 20 2011, 23:45 halb27 QUOTE (IgorC @ Dec 20 2011, 23:45) QUOTE ... Dec 21 2011, 01:47 Woodinville Well, there has also been a very nasty mess in the... Dec 21 2011, 00:01 IgorC Can You provide the results where You have compare... Dec 21 2011, 02:59 halb27 QUOTE (IgorC @ Dec 21 2011, 02:59) Can Yo... Dec 21 2011, 10:42 nu774 Cell phones in Japan used to support AAC in 3gp/3g... Dec 21 2011, 03:47 Engelsstaub I was only wondering if it was possible. If it sup... Dec 21 2011, 05:02 saratoga QUOTE (Engelsstaub @ Dec 20 2011, 23:02) ... Dec 21 2011, 06:41 MichaelW QUOTE (saratoga @ Dec 21 2011, 17:41) Yes... Dec 21 2011, 07:36 saratoga QUOTE (MichaelW @ Dec 21 2011, 01:36) QUO... Dec 21 2011, 21:07 Engelsstaub QUOTE (saratoga @ Dec 21 2011, 14:07) ...... Dec 22 2011, 02:36 MichaelW QUOTE (saratoga @ Dec 22 2011, 08:07) On ... Dec 22 2011, 06:33 MichaelW QUOTE (saratoga @ Dec 22 2011, 08:07) On ... Dec 22 2011, 06:57 Soap QUOTE (MichaelW @ Dec 22 2011, 00:57) of ... Dec 22 2011, 13:45 greynol QUOTE (Engelsstaub @ Dec 20 2011, 20:02) ... Dec 21 2011, 06:55 greynol Pretending Apple never came into play, you don... Dec 21 2011, 08:38 IgorC I mean the comparison of different versions of LAM... Dec 21 2011, 11:33 spoon Thanks, you have learned that to me now Dec 21 2011, 14:48 The Seeker QUOTE (spoon @ Dec 21 2011, 14:48) Thanks... Dec 21 2011, 20:28 db1989 I see what he did there… Dec 21 2011, 20:38 shakey_snake Glad to see my earlier comment went appreciated.
... Dec 22 2011, 06:55 IgorC Also Microsoft fully supports standards LC-AAC/HE... Dec 22 2011, 14:08 hernaaan Perhaps the one who started the topic wanted to sa... Dec 22 2011, 14:58 lvqcl QUOTE (hernaaan @ Dec 22 2011, 17:58) peo... Dec 22 2011, 15:59 nu774 I think there's some truth in "AAC=Apple... Dec 22 2011, 15:55 apodtele The virtue of MP3 is its simplicity compared to WM... Dec 22 2011, 19:00 Soap QUOTE (apodtele @ Dec 22 2011, 13:00) The... Dec 22 2011, 19:26 kwanbis QUOTE (Soap @ Dec 22 2011, 19:26) Dare I ... Dec 22 2011, 19:38 Soap QUOTE (kwanbis @ Dec 22 2011, 13:38) QUOT... Dec 22 2011, 19:43 kwanbis QUOTE (Soap @ Dec 22 2011, 19:43) And dar... Dec 22 2011, 21:02 greynol QUOTE (apodtele @ Dec 22 2011, 10:00) The... Dec 22 2011, 20:30 |
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