OT: mp3 vs mp4

[Sannyasin Sivakatirswami]

Does anyone know about the merits/problems of encoding audio for 
internet delivery as mp4 (presumably smaller files and better quality) 
vs sticking with mp3? One issue we know of is that RealOne Player will 
play mp3 files now (their own .ra codec is really no longer needed) but 
perhaps .mp4 files will not play on windows. Problem being, as a Mac 
user, I find everything, works everywhere... We would like to switch to 
mp4 but am worried that it could break on windows machines, both in 
Revolution (i.e. using Quick
time on Windows) and in RealOne Player.

Any thoughts or input welcome (email me off list it this thread seems 
to far a field though though other developers may be interested.


TIA

Sannyasin Sivakatirswami
Himalayan Academy Publications
at Kauai's Hindu Monastery
katir at hindu.org

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