Hi, a cd has 1.4 megabits of data per second, so 320 is still getting you
4:1 compression.
16 bit samples * 44.1khz = 1.4mbit.
hope this helps,
Ron
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2000 6:02 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [MP3 ENCODER] lame 3.83 beta odd behaviour
>
>
> I'm been encoding some wavs off of CDs using the builds on
> dkutsanov's website. I found an odd change in lame encoding when
> going from lame383a1_f to lame383a1_f. (day before yesterday to
> yesterday).
>
> I am encoding my files with -m j -h -v -V 2 -b 96
>
> On all previous builds of lame, in VBR encoding I have never gotten
> frames requiring bitrates greater than 256. As of yesterday evening,
> just after the announcement of the 383 beta, the version I
> pulled down
> has been encoding more than 1% of all my wavs frames with a bitrate
> of 320.
>
> If I understand correctly (and I probably dont) cd ripped wavs are by
> definition using a bitrate of 256. So... there should never
> be call to
> need a bitrate of 320 to encode frames - correct?
>
> I'm pretty new to this, but I think the latest VBR fixes or
> the filter bank
> changes have accidentally thrown something off in the VBR bitrate
> evaluation.
>
> All FYI, just my $0.02
>
>
> Stephen Anderson
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