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Old 1st August 2011, 16:24   #14  |  Link
CarlEdman
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Originally Posted by hello_hello View Post
Personally, (and I store video in much the same way as you) I stopped taking any quality hit at all and just keep the original 5.1 AC3. I only ever convert DTS to AAC.
That is a very good thought and I say that not just because I've had the same idea, at least where the video bit rate is huge anyway (like much HD content) or I really care about the sound quality (like musical or opera films).

What has stopped me from doing this is that I use mp4 as a container format and while I believe that AC3-in-MP4 was approved a while ago, I worry about hardware player compatibility. I'm sure VLC wouldn't have a problem, but what about networked video streamers I keep around the house? Or even worse, given how resistant Apple can be to accept industry standard updates, what about the various iPads/iPhones on which my wife and kids love to carry around and watch movies?

So does anybody have a feeling for how widely AC3-in-MP4 has actually been accepted?
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