[vorbis] what quality ?

[Moritz Grimm]

gabor wrote:
> why 4.99?
> 
> i mean what is so interesting in using 4.99 and not 5... is vorbis using
> a different algo beginning with 5.0?

4.99 is the highest quality level that still uses lossy channel
coupling. Because of Vorbis switching to lossless stereo at -q 5,
bitrates jump up quite a bit there. -q 4.99 proved to offer best quality
per size for most users.

<p>Moritz

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