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Re: Container vs Codec

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In article <none-8784EA.18413631032012@earthlink.us.supernews.com>,
 Joe <none@given.now> wrote:

> In article <4f777559$0$24279$c3e8da3$a8a65a91@news.astraweb.com>,
>  Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > In article <none-16218C.11072231032012@earthlink.us.supernews.com>,
> >  Joe <none@given.now> wrote:
> > 
> > > They haven't gone over my head. 
> > > 
> > > Here are some examples of stuff that *may* help explain containers:
> > > 
> > > 1.  Why are there *several* containers that use the same codec?
> > > 
> > > 2.  What codecs are compatible with what containers?
> > > 
> > > 3.  What causes some codecs to be incompatible with some containers?
> > > 
> > > 4.  Why are containers necessary at all?
> > > 
> > > 5.  Compare and contrast, in detail, the info that is in codecs vs 
> > > containers.
> > 
> > You're over-thinking this. 
> 
> What the fuck does that mean?  It reminds me of an incompetent high 
> school  teacher's response to a student's intelligent questions.
> 
> > Of course then there's FLAC which says it's a codec but is a container 
> > as well. Compared to ALAC which really is a codec inside the the mp4 
> > container, and provides a quick way of getting your pirated FLACs into 
> > iTunes. Then there's .wav and .aiff files which are called codecs but 
> > they're really formats for uncompressed audio and can exist inside other 
> > containers (and there are obscure compressed versions of each of them).
> 
> Do you understand any of the stuff you just spouted?  Lots of words but 
> no real explanation of anything. 
> 
> 
> > This is trivial stuff. Move on.
> 
> If you say so.  What a complete load of bullshit.   More dung for the 
> "explanation"  heap.  Thanks for nothing.

Although you've fallen for one our trolls, Mr. Oats has been around this 
groups a lot longer than you.  You replies to him and attitude says 
volumes.  

Now go away before we taunt you again.

*plonk*

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Container vs Codec Joe <none@given.now> - 2012-03-30 19:02 -0700
  Re: Container vs Codec dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2012-03-31 14:06 +1100
  Re: Container vs Codec Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-03-31 08:21 -0400
    Re: Container vs Codec Joe <none@given.now> - 2012-03-31 11:07 -0700
      Re: Container vs Codec Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-03-31 17:21 -0400
        Re: Container vs Codec Joe <none@given.now> - 2012-03-31 18:41 -0700
          Re: Container vs Codec dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2012-04-01 12:14 +1100
            Re: Container vs Codec Joe <none@given.now> - 2012-03-31 19:37 -0700
              Re: Container vs Codec dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2012-04-01 14:01 +1100
                Re: Container vs Codec Joe <none@given.now> - 2012-03-31 21:09 -0700
              Re: Container vs Codec Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-04-01 08:59 -0400
                Re: Container vs Codec Joe <none@given.now> - 2012-04-01 08:45 -0700
            Re: Container vs Codec Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> - 2012-04-01 16:17 +0200
              Re: Container vs Codec dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2012-04-02 02:58 +1100
          Re: Container vs Codec Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2012-03-31 20:08 -0700
            Re: Container vs Codec Joe <none@given.now> - 2012-03-31 20:35 -0700
            Michael Vilain tries to intimidate Joe <none@given.now> - 2012-04-02 21:39 -0700
              Re: Michael Vilain tries to intimidate dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2012-04-03 18:18 +1000
          Re: Container vs Codec Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-04-01 08:58 -0400

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