Nabend allerseits,
neben zwei themenverwandten Kurznotizen, daß Apple Inc. jüngst sein iTunes-Angebot um verlustfreie Audio-Dateien ergänzte (Apple Lossless Store) und Warner seit gestern (nach EMI & Universal) ebenfalls DRM-freie MP3-Dateien über Amazon.com feilbietet, sei, im Hinblick auf künftige Entwicklungen, die Aufmerksamkeit des geneigten Lesers auf ein Interview gelenkt, welches die Zeitschrift Stereophile anfang Dezember anläßlich der Eröffnung des DG-Webshops mit Jonathan Gruber, dem Vizepräsidenten für Neue Medien, Klassik und Jazz der Universal-Gruppe führte:
ZitatWhile I had Gruber on the phone, I asked him about the constant bit-rate (CBR) 320kbps resolution, which although superior to iTunes' 128–256kbps AAC files, is still less than Red Book quality. "We felt we had to offer the best we could, keeping the balance between highest quality downloads without sacrificing too much in terms of download speed right now—and there are inter-operability issues with some of the lossless formats. However, we have plans. It will take a while, but we will be offering some projects in better than CD quality. It's not just a question of what we can do, it's a question of everything down the line, from the pipeline to the devices the files are stored and played on.
ZitatWhat we've released is the entirety of DG's currently available catalog that's in audio download format. That means we aren't offering DG DVDs yet (we don't have a way to deliver the video, yet)—and there are back catalog items that have never been digitally remastered. On the other hand, there are many offerings available on the online store that are not part of our currently active [physical] catalog.
[SIZE=7]Quelle: "http://www.stereophile.com/news/120307duetsche/[/SIZE]