On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:25:03 -0400 "Cory K." <coryisatm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi All. I'm Cory. Lead on Ubuntu Studio. 1st post to this list. ;) Hello :) > I have a pickle of a issue for a little app I'm working on. It takes > your FLAC collection and converts the entire thing to whatever format > you want with a couple of simple options. > > Anyway, I'm unsure what extension to use for Vorbis audio because .ogg > is legacy and .oga should be used now. Issue is, going .oga might render > HW players that haven't updated to be able to use the extension. > > From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogg > > "The Xiph.Org Foundation decided to create a new set of file extensions > and media types to describe different types of content such as .oga for > audio only files, .ogv for video with or without sound (including > Theora), and .ogx for applications." > > More reference: > http://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/MIME_Types_and_File_Extensions > > To me, the only way to further adoption is to use the extension by > default. I talked to the oggenc dev and he has no intention of using .oga. > > So this is all very vexing to me as to which way to go. > > Do I use what is supposed to be the new replacement extension for Vorbis > audio or do I continue to go with respected Xiph devs and continue to > perpetuate a legacy extension with this little app of mine? > > -Cory \m/ I would say stick with ogg until you see a *very* significant number of oga's in the wild. I've seen none so far, and there is no point in using an extension that nothing recognises. I would guess that players will eventuall be produced that will accept both extensions. Maybe have a switch in your app so it can be changed later. -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
