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PSY
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Posted: 11th Mar 2018 15:24
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Hey guys,

since MP3 technology became substantially patent-free on 16 April 2017 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3, which format am I supposed to use for music tracks for my games ( Android, IOS and Windows )?
MP3 only, OGG only, or mixed depending on the platform?

Thanks!


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puzzler2018
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Posted: 11th Mar 2018 15:35
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mp3 has licencing implications
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Santman
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Posted: 11th Mar 2018 15:51
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I believe ogg is more universally compatible, and the preference moving forward. Mp3 was disabled for a while, but they added it back in. Not sure there's a massive difference of most platforms.
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Phaelax
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Posted: 11th Mar 2018 16:25
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This article talks about the end of the mp3 licensing, but because of Fraunhofer, I'm not entirely sure mp3 is licence-free or not. It's confusing.
https://gizmodo.com/developers-of-the-mp3-have-officially-killed-it-1795205540

Quote: " believe ogg is more universally compatible,"

I think mp3 is the most compatible format in the world. I tried to switch to OGG a decade ago but no devices supported it. I'm sure its better now, but I still don't think iphones can play ogg.
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Rich Dersheimer
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Posted: 11th Mar 2018 18:56
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Haven't we had trouble looping mp3 music? and .ogg doesn't have this trouble?
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That I don't know, but now that you mention it it does ring a bell.
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Posted: 15th Mar 2018 06:15
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Thanks for all the input guys.
I guess I'll go with ogg ...


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