[MEncoder-users] Extremely Safe Archival Methods

[Nico Sabbi]

Guillaume POIRIER wrote:

>Hi,
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>On 12/4/05, list-catcher at hellburner.com <list-catcher at hellburner.com> wrote:
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>>Hi,
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>>I want to archive some stuff in the safest, most peace of mind, and
>>easily retrieveable way possible.  I want to encode something into files
>>and be certain that I can play it back 10 years from now without
>>searching for anything other than a standard video player.  In the view
>>of the members of this list what are the codecs and other encoding
>>options most likely to be common 10 years from now?  In what ways can an
>> encoding be made that will ensure that it will be playable 10 years
>>from now with as little effort in it's playback as possible?
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>It's very simple: stick to standards: MPEG2, 4 (ASP or AVC). Same for
>audio: use MPEG1 layer III, AAC, stuff like that.
>
>Guillaume
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I strongly advice aginst AAC, bacause of its complexity and for the
terrible amount of variants it comprises