[vorbis] RC2 better than RC3 ???

[volsung at asu.edu]

On Tue, 15 Jan 2002, MARK JAMES HETHERINGTON wrote:

> I should clarify: Is it possible with the current encoder? How would I
> go about trying it out (I would really like to test it out.)

If you can produce a 6 channel WAV file, oggenc will try to encode it.  I'm
not sure what libvorbis will do with it, but the command line tool will take
it.  :)

<p>> > > Also how are the channels identified? i.e. How can an encoder
> > > work out "left-front" "center" "Low Frequency Effects" "right-
> > rear"??
> > Right now, they aren't identified. This is one of the big things on 
> > the'must do before 1.0' list.
> 
> 
> I would really like to help with this if thats at all possible, and I
> can be of help.

One help would be to investigate how other formats have handled this.  A few
links to relevant documents would help all of us see what has already been
done in this area.


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Stan Seibert

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