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jianxin yan
hi

this is a ignoranct question:

why is an audio encoder called ogg or vorbis?

who know the meaning about them?

regards
YAN
PatchWorKs
"Vorbis is the name for the specific audio compression scheme used to create OggVorbis files. It is part of the Ogg project, which is a blanket project designed to create a fully open multimedia system. Right now, OggVorbis is the only functional part of the Ogg project which is anywhere near completion."

http://www.vorbis.com/faq.psp#names
http://www.xiph.org/xiphname.html
jianxin yan
yeah, i see

could you give me an explanation for "OGG" and "Vorbis"?
why do they name their project with these odd words?
and what meaning about these words?

thanks.
john33
If memory serves me, they come from Terry Pratchett's books!! There is no more clever derivation other than in the meanings in the books.
Garf
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Originally posted by john33
If memory serves me, they come from Terry Pratchett's books!! There is no more clever derivation other than in the meanings in the books.


Vorbis is, Ogg isn't

Just read the links given above.

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