Re: [MP3 ENCODER] wav/riff header support and preciseness of lame

2000-10-01 Thread David Bridson
- Lame does not support outputting to a wav file with mp3 compression (a mp3 with wav header). Since these files are needed for programs like virtualdub (for combining video and audio), this feature would make lame even more complete. Don't use LAME - use CDEx with its LAME plugin:

[MP3 ENCODER] Broken MP3s

2000-09-30 Thread David Bridson
I have a couple of MP3s which I encoded with LAME a long time ago. I made the mistake of putting them on a Zip disk. Now they've got errors in them which they didn't have in the first place, but Nero 4 is refusing to put them on CD. Does anyone know if there's a utility anywhere out there which

Re: [MP3 ENCODER] AVI Encoder

2000-09-26 Thread David Bridson
Windows 2000 allows for avi files over 2GB. I was experiencing the same problem until I switched. It doesn't support original format AVIs over 2 Gb. The problem is with the original AVI format specification which allowed a maximum size of 2 Gb. The problem is that some programmes write files

Re: [MP3 ENCODER] off topic: AVI Encoder

2000-09-26 Thread David Bridson
Well, if you want to stay under win95/98, you can use FlaskMpeg to backup your data, as it includes a built-in mpeg-2 decoder and got an avi output plugin. It helped me a lot, as I now don't have to decompress first in a big wav before re-encoding. The only slight problem is that the Windows

[MP3 ENCODER] AVI Encoder

2000-09-25 Thread David Bridson
I'm currently making quite a few AVIs and have had to use a kind of kludge to get LAME MP3s working for the audio segment of the AVIs - I have to use VirtualDub to extract the uncompressed sound track to a WAV file then CDEx's LAME plugin to compress that WAV file to a WAV file containing MP3

Re: [MP3 ENCODER] AVI Encoder

2000-09-25 Thread David Bridson
I think that you're not alone in this case. Let me guess: you're encoding large AVIs from a video source which is 720pixels wide, and your files are about 1H30 to 2H longs ;-) ? Where would you get a silly idea like that ;-D At first it would be nice to have a --l3wav option in lame

Re: [MP3 ENCODER] AVI Encoder

2000-09-25 Thread David Bridson
Gabriel, get a program called "wavemp3", just do a search on google.com. It will convert any mp3 into an mp3 compressed wav file, by just adding a header, no reencoding necessary. I can do that already with CDEx but that integrates the LAME compression as well so I can go straight from a PCM

Re: [MP3 ENCODER] Need Recording Tech Info and Advice

2000-09-06 Thread David Bridson
Just read Mr. Maier's email. I would also like to know when stereo recordings started being used. Is there an online source that gives a summary of recording technology history? I know that the first film ever released in Stereo was in 1940. Space is not super critical. The mp3s will be put

Re: [MP3 ENCODER] Message *bounced*

2000-08-27 Thread David Bridson
Erm, something screwy is happening to all my mail from this list. Here's a sample. Just started happening about 2-3 hours ago! Any ideas on what's going on? - Original Message - From: "O/T-Track+ 2.66b" "O/T-Track+=202.66b"@f854.n292.z2.fidonet.org To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 August

Re: [MP3 ENCODER] mp3 compressed wav files

2000-08-18 Thread David Bridson
i suppose you should have also a RIFF WAVE header in the file... some wav/mp3 encoder/ripper do this As previously mentioned, CDEx ( http://www.cdex.n3.net/ ) can do this (with LAME support, no less) either from an MP3 or WAV. David -- MP3 ENCODER mailing list ( http://geek.rcc.se/mp3encoder/

RE: [MP3 ENCODER] old VBR now faster

2000-08-13 Thread David Bridson
As you probably know, the old VBR routine tries to get an acceptable quantization at different bit constraints, resulting in something like a binary search for the optimal bit amount needed. While we're on the subject of VBR, I have one question about LAME: why does it only support such a

Re: [MP3 ENCODER] you must include sourcecode when using GPL :(( ? (mpg123)

2000-08-10 Thread David Bridson
Hi, The author of CoolPlayer (free,win32) is considering to put in mpg123 instead of the xaudio decoder. http://www.daansystems.com/coolplayer/ The only reason that holds him back is that the GPL.txt says he should include his source code with the program. Actually, I believe that the GPL

Re: [MP3 ENCODER] Win32 build

2000-08-08 Thread David Bridson
May I take it from these e-mails that most builds of LAME do not incorporate MMX enhancements? If that is the case, where can I find a build that does include MMX (or even 3D Now!) enhancements? Cheers, David -- MP3 ENCODER mailing list ( http://geek.rcc.se/mp3encoder/ )

[MP3 ENCODER] Vorbis

2000-08-08 Thread David Bridson
Speaking of Vorbis, when (if) will Vorbis support (with no extra downloads no extra hassle) be built into the downloadable source code? Cheers, David -- MP3 ENCODER mailing list ( http://geek.rcc.se/mp3encoder/ )

[MP3 ENCODER] Ogg Vorbis

2000-07-24 Thread David Bridson
Any idea how I get LAME to compile with Vorbis support? David -- MP3 ENCODER mailing list ( http://geek.rcc.se/mp3encoder/ )

Re: [MP3 ENCODER] MP3 decoder comparison

2000-07-16 Thread David Bridson
In http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~djmrob/mp3decoders/index.html there's a comparison of mp3 decoders. Lame is one of the three that passed the test (the other two are Winamp 2.22 and Ultra Player). But mpg123 is not tested. What about it? Does anyone know any decoding problem with it?

Re: [MP3 ENCODER] Lame development matures ...

2000-07-11 Thread David Bridson
There's not a part of this I don't disagree with. Even on a very decent Hi-Fi and stereo speakers, I find it hard to find many of these artifacts people keep talking about. On a £20 pair of headphones, almost everything sounds marvellous, though any encoding artifacts can be heard well. Another

Re: [MP3 ENCODER] CRC problems

2000-07-04 Thread David Bridson
David Bridson wrote: That seems to be the world upside down. Adapting an encoder in order to fit a non-mp3-compliant player is no good move I think. Best is to contact the mpg123 author? I don't think it's just mpg123 - I have problems playing same file in CL-Amp under BeOS with VBR