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On 3/11/12 12:43 AM, Michał Koziarski wrote:

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> On Wed, Oct 31, 2012, at 22:39, Leigh Dyer wrote:

>>

>> At Bandcamp we have the same problem, and we currently solve it in the

>> same way -- by using HTML5 on browsers that support it, and using Flash

>> elsewhere. Switching to open codecs (eg: Vorbis) that are supported in

>> Firefox is not a practical solution, since Apple and MS have so far

>> refused to support them.

>

> Is it not an option to serve both formats to satisfy both vorbis and

> mp3-capable browsers? Just curious about the perspective of someone

> working in the area. I work as a web developer but my work doesn't have

> much to do with audio, though I hope that will change one day.

It's definitely an option, yep, but it's a trade-off -- that means

hosting twice as many files as you'd need otherwise, using twice as much

storage as you'd use otherwise. I've actually done that on my blog,

where I host a few of my own tracks, but when you have millions tracks

to host -- and to re-encode in to a new format -- it's easier said than

done.
Thanks

Leigh
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