[MPlayer-users] Newbie DVD audio confirmation

[Francois Visagie]

> From: Nico Sabbi
> Sent: 21 September 2007 11:32
>
> >However, I can't find much information about AC-3 characteristics in 
> >the MPlayer documentation.
> >
> 
> because lavc's ac3 encoder encodes only in CBR mode and 
> doesn't produce great results
> 
> > Which of VBR or CBR can it do, and most crucially, how does its 
> >quality and compressability compare to that of MP2 (in the case of a 
> >stereo track in case that makes any difference)?
> >
> 
> to my ears twolame and toolame produce much better results 
> than lavc's ac3 already at 128 kb/s

Thank you, Nico.

IIRC there's a suggestion somewhere in the MPlayer documentation that
twolame evolved from toolame. Is twolame superior, and in what respect(s)?

Thank you,
Francois





This e-mail is sent on the Spescom Terms and Conditions 
that can be accessed by clicking on this link http://www.spescom.com/email.html