RE: [MP3 ENCODER] twinvq
>> > 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.
I suppose you mean MPEG4. MPEG4 contains both AAC and TwinVQ.
Menno
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