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As a side note to web developers dealing with audio: MP3 is really the "plays everywhere" audio format for HTML5 audio. Firefox was the last holdout, and they
by judah 13y ago
As a side note to web developers dealing with audio: MP3 is really the "plays everywhere" audio format for HTML5 audio.
Firefox was the last holdout, and they capitulated last year [1]; FF for XP and up and FF for Mac now support MP3. There are very few practical reasons not to use MP3.
[1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4923136/why-doesnt-firefox-support-mp3-file-format-in-audio/12203792#12203792 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4923136/why-doesnt-firefo...
- gcp 13y agoYou'll block out some Linux users who don't want to violate patents, though. And as the other branch of this discussion painfully illustrates, Windows Mobile.
- judah 13y agoYeah, it is not possible to please every person. MP3 has native HTML5 audio support on web browsers (Chrome, FF, IE, Safari) for Windows XP and up, modern Macs, and any modern Droid, iOS, or Windows Phone sold in the last 5 years. It makes MP3 the broadest supported format out there.