[KLUG Members] ogg v. mp3

[Tony Gettig]

Hi folks,

>From http://www.vorbis.com
"Ogg Vorbis is a completely open, patent-free, professional audio
encoding and streaming technology with all the benefits of Open Source."

One of my many part time activities involves recording voice parts for
various projects, whether radio, TV, animated features, etc. For those
clients that want to get their sound files via my website, I've always
just converted the audio to mp3 and they download it. Very convenient.

What is the momentum behind ogg/vorbis? Should I be considering using
this format over mp3? I'd have to put a link to a decent player for
Windows on my website, but I would do it to raise awareness of the
option. I can't very well get rid of mp3 files altogether (my clients
would likely disappear if they can't easily retrieve and play their
files!). Is ogg/vorbis expected to surpass mp3 at some point in the
future?

-- 
Tony Gettig
http://www.VoiceoversNow.com
"I'm not paranoid...which of my enemies told you this?"