Re: AAC in next-gen DVDs

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004, Jim Leonard wrote:

> >   Forum approves Apple music format for DVD Audio
>
> It really cheezes me when they get major details wrong in headlines.  It is
> *not* Apple's music format.

	I've always been impressed that, for the most part, people have
been able to separate Sorenson from Apple. I always read about Sorenson
video in Apple QT files, and not Apple video technology. But can you
imagine how badly it must have cheezed off the folks at QDesign that their
audio codec was commonly called "Sorenson audio" simply because SVQ1/SVQ3
trailers often used QDM2...:)

> Also, I think that "5.1 surround sound at 128kbps" is a bit unrealistic.

	A little deeper into the article, it mentions that AAC's purpose
is to be used in a DVD-ROM "extras" area and that there are already other
codecs approved for the primary audio.

	Poor DVD manufacturers... it already costs an absurd amount in
royalties to produce correct DVD players, thanks to these royalties. Can't
wait for the next gen...

--
	-Mike Melanson


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