> From: "David Bridson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> While we're on the subject of VBR, I have one
> question about LAME: why does it only support such
> a limited number of bit rates. I've seen VBRs made
> with other encoders that don't rely just on a few
> bit rates but precisely adjust the bit rate
> according to the complexity of the music.
No they don't. All VBR encoders I'm aware of (and I think I've seen all of
them) use the standard MPEG bitrates, as displayed by lame --longhelp. If
you see any other bitrates then your player is fooling with you. :)
The only way to get more precise bitrate selection is to use free format,
and free format doesn't support VBR. MP3's bit reservoir limits free
format's usefulness in any case - even if you "overcommit" bits in one
frame, you can make use of the slack in following frames.
-- Mat.
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