Re: [LAU] About Soundcloud

On 3 November 2012 11:28, Leigh Dyer <lsd@wootangent.net> 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 ;)
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Received on Sat Nov 3 16:15:03 2012