Re: Multimedia linux
Bjoern Schliessmann <chr0n0ss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
jacob navia wrote:
Using a losless format like WMA allows you to pass to OGG or to
MP3 if you wish later.
WMA is no lossless format per se. The WMA suite offers a lossless
protocol, but compression rates will be bad compared to the
normally used lossy WMA compression.
True. If you need lossless compression, I would suggest an open
format like Flac instead. The compression ratios should be similar,
and you won't be relying on microsoft to supply decoders.
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