[speex-dev] question on usage of the libraries

[Jean-Marc Valin]

> I'm not sure if I should post this question to this list. If not; please
> tell me.
> Ok, here it comes:
> Is the following code correct for compressing audio? The output I get is so
> extremely small, but what is more important: if I pass it through zlib, it
> gets at least 50% smaller!

On regular data, gzip might get a 5% reduction, so I doubt you can get
50% unless you're encoding zeros or doing something wrong...

>         if (sample_rate > 22050)
>                 libspeex_enc_state = speex_encoder_init(&speex_wb_mode);
>         else
>                 libspeex_enc_state = speex_encoder_init(&speex_nb_mode);

In normal operation, narrowband is 8000 Hz, wideband is 16000 Hz and
ultra-wideband is 32000 Hz, so I'd change the 22050 for something like
12000 (and maybe have above 22050 encoded in ultra-wideband if
necessary).

        Jean-Marc

-- 
Jean-Marc Valin, M.Sc.A.
LABORIUS (http://www.gel.usherb.ca/laborius)
Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada


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