There is so much stuff constantly changing with lame....new options, VBR,
CBR, etc.. At this point I have totally lost touch with what mode is what
and which flags I should use..... I sure hope you guys will start thinking
more about usability at some point....
-steve
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 7:18 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [MP3 ENCODER] new VBR code
>
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>
> >
> > Is it just me, or is it virtually impossible to encode VBR
> files with the
> > new VBR code with switches like this "-X 6 -V 0 -q 1 -b 128
> -B 128 -F"?
> > Because it takes like 4 hours per song to encode. With the
> old VBR code it
> > takes 4-6 minutes. Something has changed I take it?
> >
> > Josh
> >
>
> It's because you use -b 128 -B 128. This is a bad idea with
> any VBR mode, and happens to be very bad because of how the
> new vbr mode works.
>
> A CBR encoding can actually achieve bitrates as
> effectively as large as 320kbs because of the bit reservoir.
> Since VBR makes very little use of the bitreservoir, you need
> to allow for frames as large as 320kbs, otherwise sharp attacks
> will not be encoded as well as with CBR.
>
> I forget why the -B option was added, but it should not be
> used under normal circumstances.
>
> Mark
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