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1997-03-26 15:51Mattias SvanstromJon wrote: > i dunno, mp3 is on the rise... audioactive and shockwave audio both use > str

From:: Mattias Svanstrom <mattias@isy.liu.se>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Wed, 26 Mar 97 16:51:52 +0100
Subject:: Re: (idm) RealAudio vs MPEG layer 3

Jon wrote:

quoted 3 lines i dunno, mp3 is on the rise... audioactive and shockwave audio both use

> i dunno, mp3 is on the rise... audioactive and shockwave audio both use > streaming mp3 data. yeah, you need a pentium or powerpc, but that's not such a > big restriction any more.

Aurafix wrote:

quoted 6 lines Actually, I dunno how many people on PC's may not be able to listen to

> Actually, I dunno how many people on PC's may not be able to listen to > MP3's, but I can say that probably in general, more people will be able to > listen to an MP3 than a RealAudio, since Amiga users can decode MP3 and > listen to it, but not RealAudio. I am not sure if there is a sufficient > amount of Amiga owners to justify this statement, but you'd be surprised how > many there are under your noses ;)

Not that I am using _my_ Amiga. It's just collecting dust right now. :( So perhaps I wouldn't make myself too impopular by putting up a file in MP3 format then. Now, if you only could direct me to some fast encoder. I tried using something called l3enc on the PC, but with the high quality option it took a loooong time to encode. I didn't time it, but we are talking about more than 30 minutes to encode 3 minutes of audio. / Mattias -- Mattias Svanstrom | Email: mattias@isy.liu.se Division of Data Transmission | Phone: (+46) 13 28 1350 Department of Electrical Engineering | Fax: (+46) 13 28 1339 Linkoping University, Sweden |

1997-03-26 17:31random junkOn 26-Mar-97 Mattias Svanstrom wrote: >Now, if you only could direct me to some >fast enco

From:: random junk <jsd@gamespot.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 09:31:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject:: Re: (idm) RealAudio vs MPEG layer 3
Reply to:: Re: (idm) RealAudio vs MPEG layer 3

On 26-Mar-97 Mattias Svanstrom wrote:

quoted 5 lines Now, if you only could direct me to some

>Now, if you only could direct me to some >fast encoder. I tried using something called l3enc on the PC, but >with the high quality option it took a loooong time to encode. I >didn't time it, but we are talking about more than 30 minutes to >encode 3 minutes of audio.

that's about right. unfortunately mp3 encoding is a seriously cpu intensive process! you can buy a hardware encoder (audioactive sells one) but as it's several thousand dollars you might as well just get another PC and use it strictly for MP3 encoding. :) Jon Drukman jsd@gamespot.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- System Administrator SpotMedia Communications

1997-03-26 16:36Lazlo Nibble> So perhaps I wouldn't make myself too impopular by putting up a > file in MP3 format the

From:: Lazlo Nibble <lazlo@swcp.com>
To:: Intelligent Dance Music <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 09:36:36 -0700 (MST)
Subject:: Re: (idm) RealAudio vs MPEG layer 3

quoted 6 lines So perhaps I wouldn't make myself too impopular by putting up a

> So perhaps I wouldn't make myself too impopular by putting up a > file in MP3 format then. Now, if you only could direct me to some > fast encoder. I tried using something called l3enc on the PC, but > with the high quality option it took a loooong time to encode. I > didn't time it, but we are talking about more than 30 minutes to > encode 3 minutes of audio.

As far as I know, that's par for the course for MP3. -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) ::: Internet Music Wantlists: http://www.swcp.com/lazlo/Wantlists

Re: (idm) RealAudio vs MPEG layer 3