From: Paul Davis <paul@linuxaudiosystems.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 22:25:00 +0000 (-0600)
Subject: update supported format page
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update supported format page
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diff --git a/include/supported-file-formats.html b/include/supported-file-formats.html
index 8938fa7..1e7d003 100644
--- a/include/supported-file-formats.html
+++ b/include/supported-file-formats.html
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
-
+<p>
+  Ardour supports all common audio file formats,
+  including WAV, FLAC, Ogg/Vorbis, AIFF, AIFC, CAF, W64 and BWF, with all typical sample formats
+  (8-, 16-, 24-, 32-bit integer, floating point, and more).
+</p>
 <p>
   The list of audio file formats that Ardour can understand is quite long.
-  It is based on the functionality offered by <dfn>libsndfile</dfn>, an excellent and
+  Most formats are supported based on the functionality offered by <dfn>libsndfile</dfn>, an excellent and
   widely used software library by Australian programmer Erik de Castro Lopo.
-  As libsndfile's capabilities expand, so will Ardour's abilities to import
-  (and export) new formats. Ardour supports all common audio file formats,
-  including WAV, AIFF, AIFC, CAF, W64 and BWF, with all typical sample formats
-  (8-, 16-, 24-, 32-bit integer, floating point, and more).
 </p>
 <p>
   A full list of libsndfile's supported formats is available on the
   <a href="http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/#Features">libsndfile website</a>.
-  </p>
+</p>
+<p>
+  In addition, Ardour also supports MP3 lossy compression format
+  files. We do not recommend importing these for any serious work, but
+  the option is available if you are forced to use such files.
 <p>
   For MIDI import, Ardour will read any Standard MIDI Format (SMF) file.
 </p>