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As long as you don’t have real media files or other codecs that have disappeared (or will disappear - imagine if we move to a new cpu instruction set, I assume
by cm2187 4y ago
As long as you don’t have real media files or other codecs that have disappeared (or will disappear - imagine if we move to a new cpu instruction set, I assume not every codec library will be recompiled).
- bombcar 4y agoIf you maintain lossless storage you can switch formats as necessary; the problem really becomes a major issue when you have various formats you don't use very often and you don't notice that something became unplayable. Luckily the number of people obsessed with emulating old systems saves the day for now. But at some point things like Video CDs and the Compact Disc-Interactive systems may fully fade into history.