Any Ideas On What "MP3" Stands For?

aliensleftmehere · 08-23-2004, 12:08 PM

Just Wondering

Anticrombie0909 · 08-23-2004, 12:12 PM

Mpeg Audio Layer 3.

Kthx GG Google.

**Chromer** · 08-23-2004, 12:12 PM

Actually what does it mean? O_o I know what it is I just dont know what it stands for. Music Player 3?

**lightdarkness** · 08-23-2004, 12:20 PM

More specificly, it's a compression scheme.

**jimerax** · 08-23-2004, 12:23 PM

Mario Paint 3

linus · 08-23-2004, 12:25 PM

google is your friend.....

babybenji2004 · 08-23-2004, 02:19 PM

music player cubed? alltheweb has better picture searches though

**Moogy** · 08-23-2004, 03:01 PM

MPEG Audio Layer 3.

It's a (rather lossy) compression scheme, like LD said.

OGG provides the best lossy compression for audio files, and FLAC the best lossless compression.

08-23-2004, 11:22 PM

MPEG = Motion Picture Experts Group, the group that developed the technology.

MP2 is really far superior, and in the days of high-speed connections, I have no idea why people don't use it.

**Squeek** · 08-23-2004, 11:38 PM

Mp3s are in place right now because had the technology not been invented all audio files would be about 10mb / minutes. This is about the size of your averave WAV file.

WAV files are still in place, however. Whenever you burn an audio CD, the program you use must first convert all the Mp3 files to WAV format and temporarily store them in a folder while it burns to the CD.

By the way, anybody heard any progress on the Mp4 file format, or is that just a myth?

~Squeek

08-24-2004, 12:22 AM

MP4 would normally be another layer of compression, but it's actually been trademarked and developed as a way of delivering low-quality DRM music. It sucks.

deltro300111 · 08-24-2004, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chardish

MPEG = Motion Picture Experts Group, the group that developed the technology.

MP2 is really far superior, and in the days of high-speed connections, I have no idea why people don't use it.

I'm pretty certain MP4/DivX = easier to make/more .. that thing with uh.. oh yea,.. standardized..

Xaimus · 08-24-2004, 12:02 PM

OGG > MP*

FLAC > You

hydrojakep · 08-24-2004, 12:13 PM

k liek this is retarted

**Moogy** · 08-24-2004, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xaimus

OGG > MP*

FLAC > You

Wow, somebody that actually knows what they're talking about.

A rarity for these boards.

LEGO · 08-24-2004, 02:20 PM

Whatever happend to locking a thread after the question had been answered? This thread should have been shut down after Anti's post.

**lightdarkness** · 08-24-2004, 02:32 PM

Uhh, there is decussion about other compression schemes.

QreepyBORIS · 08-24-2004, 09:50 PM

I am not a big fan of ogg orvis. Or whadayacallit.

Cause I am biased toward mp3's, thank you.

evilbutterfly · 08-24-2004, 10:47 PM

MP3 is like, the standard, pretty much. It's best to just roll with the standard, because it works with more stuff. Honestly, MP3 works fine for me, so I like it. *shrug*

And yeah, the question has been answered, this should be locked. Discussion of sound formats is not the point of this topic...

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User6773 Guest Posts: n/a	MPEG = Motion Picture Experts Group, the group that developed the technology. MP2 is really far superior, and in the days of high-speed connections, I have no idea why people don't use it.

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Squeek let it snow~ Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 39 Posts: 14,444	Mp3s are in place right now because had the technology not been invented all audio files would be about 10mb / minutes. This is about the size of your averave WAV file. WAV files are still in place, however. Whenever you burn an audio CD, the program you use must first convert all the Mp3 files to WAV format and temporarily store them in a folder while it burns to the CD. By the way, anybody heard any progress on the Mp4 file format, or is that just a myth? ~Squeek

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User6773 Guest Posts: n/a	MP4 would normally be another layer of compression, but it's actually been trademarked and developed as a way of delivering low-quality DRM music. It sucks.

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evilbutterfly FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Small town, TN Age: 39 Posts: 5,784	MP3 is like, the standard, pretty much. It's best to just roll with the standard, because it works with more stuff. Honestly, MP3 works fine for me, so I like it. shrug And yeah, the question has been answered, this should be locked. Discussion of sound formats is not the point of this topic... __________________ So I've gone completely slack-ass and haven't done any work on creating games. =( In less-depressing news, I got a job for an online business (which sells non-electronic games, of all things!) which has taught me a lot about marketing online and all that jazz. So now I'm on Twitter @NoahWright. And I write the blog for their website. Plus I do cool programming in-house that you'll never see. =O

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