Audio Distribution Formats

We learn about formats for distributing digitized audio files in compressed formats.

• Lectures

  • Core constructs of distribution format, including VLC playback
  • The pros and cons of the MP3 format
  • Alternative distribution formats – optimizing for YouTube and Netflix

• References

  • IASA TC-04 sec 6 Preservation Target Formats and Systems. 2009. pp. 90-117. PDF
  • ISO/IEC 11172-3 Information Technology - Coding Of Moving Pictures And Associated Audio For Digital Storage Media - Part 3: Audio (MPEG-1 Part 3). 1993. [permission required]
  • Sustainability of Digital Formats: Planning for Library of Congress Collections. MP3 Format.
  • Sterne, Jonathan. The mp3 as a cultural artifact. New Media & Society 8 (5) 2006: 825-842. PDF
  • Netflix Specifications
  • YouTube Specifications
  • Wikipedia articles.

• Assignments

  • Exercise: Using the VLC media player.
• Tools:
  • Peer-graded Assignment (Login Required)
    
  • Quiz: Media Queries and Breakpoints (Login Required)