[vorbis-dev] streaming FAQ

[Graham Mitchell]

You know, we really need a streaming FAQ.  There seem to be LOTS of 
undocumented command-line switches for oggenc that help in limiting bitrates 
that folks don't know about.

The recent thread with Derek at CD Baby brought out a lot of good info that I 
didn't know, and I consider myself fairly plugged-in.  It would be helpful to 
have something like:

Q: How do I limit the bitrate to absolutely, positively no more than X kbps, 
even for a millisecond, starting with source material at 44.1 KHz/16 bit 
stereo?

A: Try something like:
    oggenc --frob=X --managed --downmix --bar=FOO *.wav

Q: Okay, that worked, but I've decided I can live with the occasional 
millisecond of data over X kbps.  How can I improve the quality?

A: In that case, you should be able to considerably improve quality with 
something like the following:
    oggenc --quality=INSANELYGREAT --shoot_for=X *.wav

Is there anything like this out there already, or should someone write one?


-- 
Graham Mitchell - computer science teacher, Leander High School
"Never take a job you wouldn't do for free."

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