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 3.98.3:
• Rogério Brito:
o Update the debian packaging for the new release.
• Robert Hegemann
o The ignore-tag-errors switch had no effect when embedding album art, fixed.
o 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.
o Workaround for FFMPEG bug, which uses to call lame_encode_flush more than once in a loop.
o Windows: program icon and version info added (when building with VC9)
o Fix for Bugtracker item [ 2688413 ] lib name problem in Microsoft Visual Studio 6
o Fix for Bugtracker items [ 2051870, 2423650, 2928684 ] several small documentation issues
o Fix for Bugtracker item [ 2723518 ] resampling in 3.98 and 3.99alpha
o Fix for Bugtracker item [ 2891879 ] Because of Windows API change, there was a problem with the prority switch.
o Fix for Bugtracker item [ 2893101 ] Access Violation in BladeMP3EncDLL if UNICODE was defined.
o Fix for Bugtracker item [ 2887359 ] Wrong length in ID3v2 tag when num_samples isn't set
o Fix for Bugtracker item [ 2872590 ] LameTAG: "Music length" missmatch in LAME 3.98
o Fix for Bugtracker item [ 2824296 ] wrong enc_padding value in LAME 3.99a and 3.98.3 (from CVS)
o Revisiting the FhG decoder problem (FhG V1.5 build 50, ships with MS Windows): enabling the new-drain-code seems to solve that issue better, than restricting the buffer size (see below: 3.98 beta 1, May 16 2007).
o Patch submitted by Bernhard Doebler, tracker item [ 2807676 ] Error when building Lame with NASM support
o Patch submitted by Mancuso Raffaele, tracker item [ 2406420 ] compile lame_enc.dll under cygwin
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.
