Ogg Vorbis
by xiph.org
A fully open, non-proprietary, patent-and-royalty-free, general-purpose compressed audio format
Ogg Vorbis is a program designed to compress audio files in Vorbis format, which is similar in functionality and quality to such codecs as AAC, AC3 and VQF, but has a higher compression ratio than MP3. However, compression with this program can be accompanied by loss of sound quality.
One main benefit of using Ogg Vorbis is its superior compression ratio to MP3, allowing for high-quality audio in a smaller file size.
Windows, Mac, or Linux operating system
Minimum 512 MB of RAM
10 MB of free disk space
Sound card for audio playback
Minimum 512 MB of RAM
10 MB of free disk space
Sound card for audio playback
PROS
Supports multi-channel audio with high fidelity sound quality.
Smaller file sizes compared to MP3.
Open source and royalty-free format.
Smaller file sizes compared to MP3.
Open source and royalty-free format.
CONS
Not widely supported across all types of digital platforms.
The quality loss at lower bitrates is significant.
More complex encoding process than other formats.
The quality loss at lower bitrates is significant.
More complex encoding process than other formats.
