Another Nail in the MP3 coffin?

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

Snip from CNET:


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Microsoft released Windows Media version 8 Wednesday, a compression
technology that lets companies encode high-quality audio and video into
smaller packages.

Promising 30 percent improved quality, Windows Media 8 lets content
providers present near-DVD quality film at a bit rate as low as 500
kilobits, and near-CD quality audio at a bit rate as low as 48 kilobits,
the
company said.

This compares with Windows Media 7, which required a compression rate of
750
kilobits for near-DVD quality video, and approximately 64 kilobits for
near-CD quality audio.

"You can offer the same quality in smaller file sizes or better
quality in
the same file sizes," said Geordie Wilson, a product manager in the
digital
media division at Microsoft. The company opted for the former.

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Full stopy here: http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5338600.html

Paul G.

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