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 2:
• Rogério Brito
- Improve Debian packaging.
o Include suggestions made by Fabian Greffrat
o Update version of the Debian package to reflect that it is taken from CVS.
o Get rid of a transitional package
o Much more to come...
- Minor fix to validate the history file correctly
Changes in LAME MP3 Encoder 3.98.4:
• Joseph Flynn
o Improvements for
LAME DirectShow Filter:
+ Added support for the DirectShow IAMStreamConfig Interface to the LAME encoder filter output pin.
+ Modified the DirectShow filter registration section so that the LAME Encoder filter is correctly registered in the Audio Compressors filter category. This will allow third-party encoding applications using the DirectShow System Device Enumerator Interface to correctly detect the LAME encoder when querying the Audio Compressors filter group.
+ Modified the filter registration information so that the MP3 audio subtype is correctly reported as being supported on the encoder output pin. This will allow third-party encoding applications using the DirectShow IFilterMapper2 Interface to recognize that the LAME encoder supports MP3 output.
+ Altered the Filter Merit Value that was being used when the filter was registered so that it is now using the standard DirectShow compressor filter merit value of MERIT_DO_NOT_USE (0x200000). Previously, the filter was being registered using a value of MERIT_SW_COMPRESSOR (0x100000), which was at a lower priority (i.e. worse priority) than MERIT_DO_NOT_USE. This prevented the LAME Encoder filter from being selected for use by some third-party encoding applications.
+ Added code to calculate the frame length of the audio frames used for the nBlockSize element of the WAVEFORMATEX output structure. Previously this value was simply hard-coded to 1.
• Robert Hegemann
o Fix for Bugtracker item [ 2973877 ] A problem regarding the new drain code
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.
