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it's used by some other pieces of software, such as recent versions of DriveImage, and DVDXCopy.
check http://www.gearsoftware.com/ for the homepage
GEARSec iirc
it's used by some other pieces of software, such as recent versions of DriveImage, and DVDXCopy.
check http://www.gearsoftware.com/ for the homepage
Last edited by directhex; 12-11-2003 at 04:57 PM.
Thats the one. Wasn't there before I installed iTunes. Appeared when I installed it, and wasn't removed when I uninstalled. So it cant be put down to dependencies for other programs.Originally posted by directhex
GEARSec iirc
it's used by some other pieces of software, such as recent versions of DriveImage
NS
I don't like that it installs that service and doesn't uninstall it. That could casue conflicts with other software thats already installed. The Quicktime isn't an issue for me since I generally install it anyway for looking at quicktime movies etc. I kinda like iTunes so far. Nothing to remarkable about it though. If I had a MP3 Player other than an iPod I'd obviously not be able to use it. I also have Winamp 5 beta, and music match installed. The later only for its supertagging, as I hate the MM interface. Sound Quality with itunes is pretty good I think.Originally posted by NightShade737
You may also want to be aware that iTunes installs some type of CD burning service (have a look in your XP/NT/2K services list) which isn't uninstalled when you uninstall iTunes.
The iTunes download is big because it contains Quicktime, and Quicktime contains iTunes. Talk about bloatware and trying to push software
NS
I quite like it - reminds me of Sony's efforts for their net walkmans ("OMG Jukebox" IIRC)... Only it hasn't crashed as yet - something I couldn't say for the sony software. And AAC promises better quality than MP3 at an equiv. bitrate so well worth a go IMO.
Yeah, but anyone and his mother knows that OGG is better than MP3 and entirely free from licencing issues.
NS
Whats a good OGG player. What are the Pros and Cons of Ogg?Originally posted by NightShade737
Yeah, but anyone and his mother knows that OGG is better than MP3 and entirely free from licencing issues.
NS
WinAMP plays OGG. Anything else just do a search for.
Pros - Very high quality at low bit rate, generally all round better quality than MP3, no licencing fees to use in software (free or commercial). No advertising or having to use a particular program to play it...
Cons - Loses some bass at very low bitrates (64 and 32).
NS
What can I encode them in? Is there a CDDB for it aswell?
CDDB is supprisingly for CD's and nothing to do with encoding formats, its the database CD ripping software references to get the into about a CD.
EAC is the best ripper around and OGG works fine with that.
NS
my personal experiences with ogg have shown it can skip oddly on many players, and getting a working directshow filter for it is a pain.
plus, MP3 plays on anything...
Only because it has been around longer....Originally posted by directhex
plus, MP3 plays on anything...
I agree with the directshow thing though, That really needs to get sorted out.
NS
this program was great, but kept intermittently crashing my pc :/ took it off and it was fine again. shame, real shame.
Nox
a lot of it is likely to be miscomprehension of the GPL - many companies will not want to support OGG as they may fear having to release their entire player firmware sourceOriginally posted by NightShade737
Only because it has been around longer....
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