[vorbis] 16kbps ogg encoder when?

[Fred Rastgar]

When is the target release date for Beta 4?

FR
--- Michael Smith <msmith at labyrinth.net.au> wrote:
> At 05:50 PM 12/21/00 -0600, you wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >Does anyone know when the low-bitrate modes (e.g.
> 16kbps) might be
> supported?  I
> >was hoping they'd be in Beta 3.  The reason I ask
> is that I will have to shut
> >off mp3 http streaming from my site within the week
> and it would be nice if I
> >could tell my customers when it would be on again
> (in Vorbis format).
> >
> >I don't mean to sound impatient or ungrateful.  I
> appreciate all the
> voluntary
> >work and I think the developers deserve a holiday
> break.  Just curious about
> >where it stands.
> 
> This depends... 
> 
> You can produce output at this sort of bitrate with
> an unmodified encoder,
> as-is. However, the quality won't be anywhere near
> as good as it could be
> (it may be 'good enough', though - try it out). 
> 
> Just downsample the input file (use something like
> sox, or whatever tool
> you have), and change it to mono - I think 16 kbps
> should be reachable with
> a low sampling rate.
> 
> As far as good quality low bitrate goes - beta4
> should have a lot of stuff
> towards that, but I don't think tuning for bitrates
> that low will be done
> by then. I may be wrong, though. 
> 
> Michael
> 
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