> Hi all,
>
> I now have free format working in my decoder, MAD. If anyone would like to try
> it -- get version 0.11.4b or later:
>
> ftp://ftp.mars.org/pub/mpeg/
>
> So far it seems to work with any free format bitrate I've created with LAME,
> all the way up to 640 kbps.
>
> The real reason I'm writing, though, is I think I've discovered some problems
> with LAME's free format encoder. :-)
>
> First: Using --freeformat -b X --mp3input, the output bitrate is not X, but
> the bitrate of the input file. LAME will even generate free format VBR, which
> is forbidden, if the input file is VBR.
>
Thanks! this should be fixed now.
> Second: With some (usually high) bitrates, LAME seems to mangle the bitstream.
> The effect is usually to hear short bursts of garbage in the left channel, but
> it seems to depend on the input file as well as the bitrate. Not all frames
> are affected.
>
I'm not surprised, considering you are probably only the 3rd
person to ever use freeformat :-)
Mark
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