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Buy Mac Products Maximum PC has an interesting article about the quality of compressed MP3s. While not totally scientific, the results nonetheless indicate that a 160 Kbps VBR MP3 file is often indistinguishable from the original. If you have friends who are audio snobs, tell them to go read the article!
MP3 Compression
Save Pandora
Pandora – the awesome music recommendation internet radio site – is likely to shut down if the new rates for Internet Radio broadcasters are upheld. This is an RIAA backed initiative that will essentially kill Internet Radio, or at least force it overseas.
Read Pandora’s letter to learn more.
New Video Technologies from Adobe, Microsoft
Adobe and Microsoft are gearing up for battle in the next wave of internet video delivery technology. This article from Streamingmedia.com gives a great summary of what we have to look forward to.
Replay AV 8.14
– URL Finder cache list now shows only FLV files
– Added special log file for shoutcast tracks – used by radio station guys
– Added 16 Kbps MP3 conversion option
– Podcasts with long URLs no longer get saved in program files folder
– In Convert/Transfer dialog, the selector bar no longer vanishes every 30 seconds or so
– Podcast MP3s can now be retagged
– New Podcasts by default have retag option set to off
Replay AV 8.12
– Fixed problem with program occasionally not shutting down properly and using lots of CPU.
Replay AV 8.11
– Bug fix: Radio shows saved as FLVs now convert to MP3s automatically
– Replay Player 3.0 included: Now works properly for Windows Media Player 11 and Vista
Replay Player 3.0
-Now works with Windows Media Player 11
-Now works with Windows Vista
Replay AV 8.10
– Reduced processor usage in idle mode to 1/3 of previous level.
Replay AV 8.09
– Includes Replay Converter 2.75C update which fixed a Windows Media stream playback issue.
Replay Converter 2.75C
– Fixed bug that caused some Windows Media audio streams to play silently.