vdbj wrote:
> Hello Gabriel,
>
> Thursday, May 18, 2000, 12:38:53 PM, you wrote:
>
> GB> Perhaps we could add an advanced option for adjusting the encoder delay?.
> GB> I know that if reduced to the max, it will lower the quality of the
> GB> first frame, but in some cases it could be a better choice.
>
> Wouldn't that be trying to repudiate the inherent nature of mp3?
> Isn't it quite impossible with those MDCT thingies to represent impulses? It
> might work, but at a quality cost. Then also: what about the last
> padded frame? To me it seems more practical to keep the mp3 stream as
> it is, but just provide the decoder with exact info on where to begin,
> and where to end.
>
The point is that even with an added tag, we can't ensure the delay to
be reduced in any mp3 decoder, but when reducing the encoder delay, the
final delay after decoding could be reduced in every mp3 player.
It's right that it will lower the quality of the first frame, but it's
very short. I don't remenber the exact of the quality reduction, but
Mark mentionned it once on this mailing list.
Regards
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