Re: podcasts?

In article <8537b$42d2ac3a$55d8898b$29205@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Gabor Farkas <gabor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> well, not exactly...
>
> apple did not add DRM to MP3.
> apple added DRM to AAC files.
That is correct, it has been developped by the same group that invented
MP3 but is "better". See http://www.apple.com/mpeg4/aac/

> to remove the DRM...you can use for example http://www.hymn-project.org/,
> which will convert the DRM-encrypted AAC files to normal AAC files.
That is correct too, but probably too complicated for someone who does
not want such a geek solution.

> burning the stuff to a CD and import back as MP3 has one big flaw:
> you loose quality.
> simply because MP3 is a lossy format, so by doing the CD->MP3
> conversion, you loose quality.
> of course the same happens when you convert AAC=>MP3 (for example with
> Hymn).
That is correct too, but can you show me the difference between a 196
kbps MP3 and the original ? Because frankly I don't hear it, so I don't
care at all.

Remember we were talking about learning a language here.
.

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