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Finally one will be able to play the embeddded audio files that are on wiki pages on sone platforms/software. MP3 is far better supported everywhere than OGG.
by frik 9y ago
Finally one will be able to play the embeddded audio files that are on wiki pages on sone platforms/software. MP3 is far better supported everywhere than OGG.
- TD-Linux 9y agoYou can already play Wikipedia's audio files on Edge or Safari. Try it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Adventure_Lights.ogg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Adventure_Lights.ogg Spoiler: it's ogv.js.
- yuhong 9y agoNote this has been a problem as long as Wikipedia existed though.
- protocow 9y agoCool, but, as for your example, I didn't recognize those sounds as music and for a moment thought I couldn't play ogg after all. Try instead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mozart_-_Eine_kleine_Nachtmusik_-_1._Allegro.ogg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mozart_-_Eine_kleine_Nach...
- comex 9y agoDoesn’t work on iOS, even though the official ogv.js demo works.
- morecoffee 9y agoAdding on to this: iOS doesn't play mp3 for mp4 containers either. Encoding media to play on an iDevice means resorting to AAC, which doesn't have as good licensed codecs.