By KROM, all these different file formats make brain HURT!

Do we really need all these different file formats? AVI, WMA, MP3, MP4, etc., etc., etc. UHG, brain hurt! 

In the continuing adventure to create and upload my first ever audio podcast, a snag or ten has been hit and overcome. But not without considerable time and effort! In an age where everything is supposed to be user friendly, why is everything so goddamned difficult? I've spent hours checking websites, file types, software, and a whole lot of bullshit looking for the best solution to my problem.

While I was less than thrilled to learn that YouTube will ONLY accept video files, and that sites like filefreak that offer "free" hosting for mp3's are extremely annoying, I FINALLY discovered that Google is beating everyone's ass by offering a shitload of cloud storage for any type of file format you can imagine. Go Google and go cloud computing! For once, I have something nice to say about this cloud bullshit. Go figure. But I sure as hell don't mind being wrong if it all works out in my favor.

And despite the torrent of disinterest, I will post a podcast and enjoy doing it. But DAMN this has been a hassle. If I knew it was going to be this much trouble, I would have said "I am a wizard, and podcasting is fucked up!"

video= .avi

yes, it is kind of annoying having a bunch of different file types. in a project that i had to do, i needed a file. i finally get the file to find out that the file didn't work on the mac. it was a headache because that was the only file that i needed.

video= .avi

audio= .mp3

That's the base line for pretty much all products that can play video/audio, so just do that.

http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/hs21/shadowy-cabal-podcast-ep-14-super-injunction/30-81304/

the endless war between freedom and efficiency.

@crusader8463 said:

video= .avi

audio= .mp3

That's the base line for pretty much all products that can play video/audio, so just do that.

Agreed, except that it appears GB uses mp4? Not that it matters because I'm not interested in video, since I have the perfect face for radio.  :-)

Just go into the graphic design/3d animation fields, then you have 300 billion more mixed up file formats to try to keep track of, just causes madness of all kinds.

video= .avi audio= .mp3

That's the base line for pretty much all products that can play video/audio, so just do that.

It's .rar to see a complaint about file formats, but I agree that some of them need to be thrown in the .bin. Just take a big .wad of them and .iso-late them from the others.