[vorbis] Exact nature of RC2 re-encode bug

[Beni Cherniavksy]

On 2002-01-07, Geoff Shang wrote:

> On Sun, 6 Jan 2002, Beni Cherniavksy wrote:
>
> > Why would you re-encode vorbis in order create a lower-rate version?  For
> > vorbis features the bitrate-peeling capability.  You shouldn't re-encode
> > unless you need lower-quality versions today.
>
> Duel rate streaming.  Ices2 has the fascility to re-encode vorbis files on
> the fly, and it's here that the problem showed up in the first place.
> Peeling will be great once there are tools to support it, but there aren't
> yet.  Since Monty confirmed that this was a bug and that it would be fixed
> in RC3, I felt the question worth asking.
>
Well, of course, if you need it now, then, well, you need it now...


-- 
Beni Cherniavsky <cben at tx.technion.ac.il>
                 (also scben at t2 in Technion)
Happy new 2 (mod 100).

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