On 3 November 2012 11:28, Leigh Dyer <lsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 3/11/12 12:43 AM, Michał Koziarski wrote: >> >> 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. > No no no, it's just as easy, just expensive ;) _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
