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[challenge entry] Im a PC!


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(teh_raab Hail Seitan!, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 13:30, archived)
# I agree.
(k3b/-\b Peace man., Thu 22 Oct 2009, 13:36, archived)
# But dude, you're Linux...
Dude.
(I helped save b3ta! Ttssattsr, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 13:41, archived)
# I love my Macbook
It's a lovely little machine, and gives me a Unix system (which I need for work) without the arsing around and moronic compromises of Linux. I also love my iPod. My entire CD collection on one machine, in decent quality (once you replace those crappy headphones).

On the other hand, Apple are a horrible, horrible company, with business practices that would make Microsoft shudder with jealousy to observe. Plus, they make iTunes. And Safari.
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 13:49, archived)
# If you rip as m4a I'm going to destroy you.
(I helped save b3ta! Ttssattsr, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 13:53, archived)
# Oh fuck no
It's all as MP3. My iPod won't last forever, and MP3's easily the most portable. I have a habit of ripping video to .mp4, but that's mainly laziness and the fact that they've always seemed to play fine on my Windows machine too.
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 13:57, archived)
# Well thank fuck. I dispise m4a and garner a hideous dislike for those that believe that it's an OK format. It isn't.
(I helped save b3ta! Ttssattsr, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 14:01, archived)
# I posted a rant about sound stuff earlier
I insulted AAC a couple of times in it. This made me feel better.
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 14:05, archived)
# You're a good person.
(I helped save b3ta! Ttssattsr, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 14:12, archived)
# What's wrong with m4a?
As I understand it, it's just an MP4 container, with an "a" as a reminder that it's got audio content inside.
(I have no axe to grind, btw)
(I helped save b3ta! Bee Nice |-|, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 14:13, archived)
# It's a hack.
The compression is useless, it's impossible to encode it in a decent and specific way, such as you can with MP3. It's also horrendous to use on a Windows machine.

I fail to see why anyone would choose to use M4A over MP3 - there are absolutely zero benefits.
(I helped save b3ta! Ttssattsr, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 14:20, archived)
# *is interested*
(I'm assuming we're really talking about AAC here, versus "MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3" aka MP3).

I'm only going on Wikipedia stuff here, but I thought AAC achieved better compression -- ie. better fidelity for a given bit-rate? And that where MP3 introduces very noticeable compression artefacts, AAC distortion is less noticeable? (Err, these two might even be the same thing, perhaps). I'm just going on what I've been told, not what I've heard :-)

"encode in a decent & specific way" -- is this saying that MP3 has more knobs to twiddle? Why would you want that? Answers might be: to generate a specific audio distortion effect; to allow extreme compression (with distortion) but giving you the choice of what part (of the spectrum, I guess?) gets distorted).

Why is AAC bad on Windows?

Sorry for all the questions -- if there's a site or previous discussion that covers this, feel free to just point me at it instead!

Ta!
(I helped save b3ta! Bee Nice |-|, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 14:34, archived)
# mmm, proteins
:)
(polished turd 404 pixels wide, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 13:44, archived)