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An audio codec, similar to MP3 but higher quality (comparable to AAC). Most importantly, it is patent free, unlike those other codecs. |
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An audio codec, similar to MP3 but higher quality (comparable to AAC) and generally resulting in smaller filesizes. Most importantly, it is patent free, unlike those other codecs. You might find [Ogg Vorbis] more useful if you want information. |
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* Linux/Unix: XMMS, ogg123 (mplayer on Linux doesn't play ogg? I presume it does, but I don't use mplayer, so I wouldn't know. --MichaelVrable) * Mac OS X: Whamb, mplayer |
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* Linux/Unix: XMMS, ogg123, mplayer, xine, anything using gstreamer with the stock plugins installed, anything using kdemultimedia, etc * Mac OS X: Whamb, mplayer, anything that uses QuickTime? and [XiphQT] (a free QuickTime? component) |
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*** It works with streams (ie: internet radio), but not with music shares, since iTunes is hard-coded to expect the share to be in an mpeg or wav container. |