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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)