> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nils Faerber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, November 25, 1999 12:17 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [MP3 ENCODER] twinvq
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 25, 1999 at 02:05:23AM -0500, Ampex wrote:
> > this is a completely mp3 listserv, but in case any of you
> > dont know about twinvq, its another natural audio codec with
> > better frequency response than mp3 at the same bitrate.
> > http://www.vqf.com, http://www.vqcentral.com, and channel
> > #vqf on the DALnet IRC network (irc.dal.net), are good places
> > to check it out.
>
> AFAIK VQF is absolutely proprietary and owned by Yamaha. There is no
> technical information available whatsoever. This renders VQF
> unusable for
> development which manifests in no free third party players
> beeing available.
Yes, it is proprietary. AFAIK Yamaha don't really support it any more, because much of the technology it uses ended up in AAC, which is a better choice for low bitrate stuff anyway. (Public format AND better sound quality).
-- Mat.
