This post may not be understood by most forum readers.Currently ABS-CBN Now is using Windows Media 9 stream format. (NOT FREE!)
Same is true with Eradioportal where GMA-7 TV and Radio webcast is hosted. (ABSOLUTELY FREE)
If these could serve ABS-CBN online viewer better... Use:
MPEG-4 aacPlus is the combination of three MPEG technologies comprising Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), coupled with Coding Technologies' Spectral Band Replication (SBR), and Parametric Stereo (PS) technologies. SBR is a unique bandwidth extension technique which enables audio codecs to deliver the same quality at half the bit rate. PS significantly increases the codec efficiency a second time for low bit rate stereo signals.
SBR and PS are both forward and backward compatible methods to enhance the efficiency of any audio codec. As a result, aacPlus delivers streaming and downloadable 5.1 multichannel audio at 128 kbps, near CD-quality stereo at 32 kbps, excellent quality stereo at 24 kbps, and good quality for mixed content even below 16 kbps mono. This level of efficiency fundamentally enables new applications in the markets of mobile and digital broadcast.
Features
• True Superset architecture
• Multichannel support for 5.1, 7.1 and beyond (48 channels total)
• Built-in error concealment for mobile applications
• CD-quality stereo down to 48 kbps
• Near CD-quality stereo at 32 kbps
• Excellent quality stereo down to 24 kbps
• Widest available audio bandwdith
• Optimized speech, mixed speech/music down to 8 kbps mono
• Compliant with ISO/IEC 14496-3, incl. Amd.1:2003, Amd.2:2004, and all corrigenda
Audio format quality ranking (closest to the original lossless audio)
AAC+ - 80%
mp3pro - 63%
Windows Media 9 - *
Real 8 - 47%
Windows Media 8 - 40%
More info in here --->
http://www.codingtechnologies.com/products/aacPlus.htmWith AACplus,
Talk oriented radio like DZMM could be streamed at 16 Kbps at
44KhzMusic station like DWRR could have an optimized live stream at 24Khz Radio quality or 48 Kbps near CD quality full STEREO!
Thus accomodating thousands of listeners! Even dial-up users can listen to the stream! Wow!!!
And for TV News program, why not adopt MPEG-4 technology on NSV (Nullsoft Video). It is a not bandwidth consuming and has better video and audio quality compared to WMV.
Tuner/Player is not a problem. AAC+ and NSV is supported
built in to Winamp 5.1
I think almost everybody have Winamp installed in their PC.
For stream that requires license/payment, just stick on Microsoft Windows Media. Windows Media is the best stream format for copy-protected audio and video.
ABS-CBN Management... What do you think?
I know... money/financing is not a problem for you. You can even give millions for just a game show reward.
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