You can use the LAME executable with
LameXP or
RazorLAME interface or you can use the DLL with another software (
AudioGrabber,
CDEx etc). Some people prefer the combination
CDEx or
AudioGrabber + LAME DLL (see
CD Ripping / Encoding guide). In archive are included both: exe and DLL files.
Features of LAME MP3 Encoder :
- Many improvements in quality in speed over ISO reference software.
- MPEG1,2 and 2.5 layer III encoding.
- CBR (constant bitrate) and two types of variable bitrate, VBR and ABR.
- Encoding engine can be compiled as a shared library (Linux/UNIX), DLL or ACM codec (Windows).
- Free format encoding and decoding
- GPSYCHO: a GPL'd psycho acoustic and noise shaping model.
- Powerfull and easy to use presets.
- Quality is comparable to FhG encoding engines and substantially better than most other encoders.
- Fast! Encodes faster than real time on a PII 266 at highest quality mode.
- MP3x: a GTK/X-Window MP3 frame analyzer for both .mp3 and unencoded audio files.
LAME MP3 Encoder 3.99 includes :
- lame.exe and lame_enc.dll (ICL10.1)
Changes in LAME MP3 Encoder 3.99 alpha 1:
• Robert Hegemann
- The ignore-tag-errors switch had no effect when embedding album art, fixed.
- Library API change: lame_decode functions are now obsolete but still present, please use hip_decode instead. The reason for this change is: lame_decode functions use a single global variable within the library to store decoder setup, hip_decode functions don't. The encoder now uses hip_decode internally and it is now possible to use clipdetect feature while reencoding mp3 to mp3.
• Rogério Brito
- Improve Debian packaging.
+ Include suggestions made by Fabian Greffrat
+ Update version of the Debian package to reflect that it is taken from CVS.
+ Get rid of a transitional package
+ Much more to come...
- Minor fix to validate the history file correctly
Changes in LAME MP3 Encoder 3.98.2:
• LAME 3.98.2 release is a maintenance release over 3.98.
- build system related: some fixes for mp3rtp and abx tools
- encoder padding values were not correct when resampling was involved
- frequency filtering API was broken; in case you want to use your own higher quality filtering method, it is now possible again to disable LAME buildin filters
- ID3 tagging:
--id3v1-only switch did not work anymore, fixed
--tg
improved, now it matches more often one of the ID3v1 genres, even when small spelling errors are involved
--add-id3v2-size is a new switch, it allows to define your own padding of n bytes.
NOTE: Version 3.98.1 contains a bug that will let it crash when encoding CBR/ABR or with old VBR at setting q0, q1 or q2!
Important Note :
- LAME MP3 Encoder 3.90.3 is gone forever! It's no longer being recommended as preferred version - LAME MP3 Encoder 3.98 took its place.
