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==Compare it to the popular formats== | ==Compare it to the popular formats== | ||
* Free formats have the same or better quality compared with proprietary ones like MP3 or Flash. | * Free formats have the same or better quality compared with proprietary ones like MP3 or Flash. | ||
* No matter your needs, be it music, speech, video, playlists, or slideshows: open media will cover them. | * No matter your needs, be it music, speech, video, playlists, or slideshows: open media will cover them. | ||
* You can save your bandwidth in case you author podcasts or stream content, and those will have better quality than when using proprietary formats. | * You can save your bandwidth in case you author podcasts or stream content, and those will have better quality than when using proprietary formats. | ||
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* The license on open formats cannot be changed or revoked. No matter what happens, you will still be in control of your own content. | * The license on open formats cannot be changed or revoked. No matter what happens, you will still be in control of your own content. | ||
* Similarly, the art and music you purchase, own, or download can be stored in open formats without any worries over future intellectual property restrictions. | * Similarly, the art and music you purchase, own, or download can be stored in open formats without any worries over future intellectual property restrictions. | ||
* Whenever you buy music or videos online with open media, you will know they won't be crippled with DRM. | * Whenever you buy music or videos online with open media, you will know they won't be crippled with DRM. You can share these files with friends or over peer-to-peer networks | ||
* You can share media files across different operating systems and architectures, and it will work on those computers because the specification of the formats are open. | |||
==Tell your friends== | ==Tell your friends== | ||
* If you help spread the word, then you will see more support and compatibility in portable players, which will benefit everyone. | * If you help spread the word, then you will see more support and compatibility in portable players, which will benefit everyone. | ||
* The more people that use open media, the better formats you can expect in the future, so if you use open media you are making the world a little bit of a better place. | * The more people that use open media, the better formats you can expect in the future, so if you use open media you are making the world a little bit of a better place. | ||
Revision as of 20:10, 21 August 2008
Compare it to the popular formats
- Free formats have the same or better quality compared with proprietary ones like MP3 or Flash.
- No matter your needs, be it music, speech, video, playlists, or slideshows: open media will cover them.
- You can save your bandwidth in case you author podcasts or stream content, and those will have better quality than when using proprietary formats.
Choose it over the popular formats
- You can use, modify, and distribute free software for open formats without needing permission from (or paying royalties to) software patent holders.
- The license on open formats cannot be changed or revoked. No matter what happens, you will still be in control of your own content.
- Similarly, the art and music you purchase, own, or download can be stored in open formats without any worries over future intellectual property restrictions.
- Whenever you buy music or videos online with open media, you will know they won't be crippled with DRM. You can share these files with friends or over peer-to-peer networks
- You can share media files across different operating systems and architectures, and it will work on those computers because the specification of the formats are open.
Tell your friends
- If you help spread the word, then you will see more support and compatibility in portable players, which will benefit everyone.
- The more people that use open media, the better formats you can expect in the future, so if you use open media you are making the world a little bit of a better place.