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fix: MP3 is not a container #38751

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@low-perry low-perry commented Mar 21, 2025

Remove MP3 mentioned as a media container.

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Make some technical changes regarding media containers.

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The information is wrong and misleading.

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Found this definition that clarifies why MP3 doesn'Ät belong in the media containers group.

Another such situation is the always-popular MP3 file. An "MP3 file" is actually an MPEG-1 Audio Layer III (MP3) audio track stored within an MPEG or MPEG-2 container. This is especially interesting since while most browsers don't support using MPEG media in the

the statement above, feels a bit redundant. I fixed the wrong info, but it feels out of place. I think the mentioning of MPEG containers should be removed completely

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Fixes #38384 38384

Remove MP3 mentioned as a media container. 
> Another such situation is the always-popular MP3 file. An "MP3 file" is actually an MPEG-1 Audio Layer III (MP3) audio track stored within an MPEG or MPEG-2 container. This is especially interesting since while most browsers don't support using MPEG media in the <video> and <audio> elements, they may still support MP3 due to its popularity.
the statement above, feels a bit redundant. I fixed the wrong info, but it feels out of place
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URL: /en-US/docs/Web/Media/Guides/Formats/Containers
Title: Media container formats (file types)

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@low-perry low-perry changed the title Corret wrong information about mdia container Corret wrong information about media containers Mar 21, 2025
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Hi @Josh-Cena, I believe this looks OK now. Please let me know if you have any questions or further suggestions for improvement.

@Josh-Cena Josh-Cena changed the title Corret wrong information about media containers fix: MP3 is not a container Mar 23, 2025
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I read through the changes and I think they generally make sense. I've slightly reworded the things a bit. Thank you for doing this work!

@Josh-Cena Josh-Cena merged commit e58df62 into mdn:main Mar 23, 2025
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