[vorbis] Which encoder ver to use?

[Jonathan]

Right now, the 1.0 and Post-1.0 CVS versions would be roughly the same at
q7... Unfortunately, Xiph's libraries have very little noticeable quality
improvement past q6, so if you'd like to encode that high, I'd suggest using
one of Garf's tunings (available at sjeng.org, or Rarewares).  They're
specifically tuned for qualities 5-10, and achieve better quality than
Xiph's libraries, albeit with a slightly higher bitrate per quality level.

If you'd rather wait, I'd suggest you wait until 1.0.1 or when Garf's
tunings are merged into the main CVS tree.  1.0.1 is supposed to be mostly
bugfixes, while 1.1 is supposed to be massive low-bitrate tuning.

Tone wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm seeking advice here as I'm intend in the not to
> distant future to start encoding my CD collection, and
> I'm not sure what to use. Do I use the still current
> v1.0, or am I better off using a newer build? Also, I've
> started to notice mention of versions 1.0.1 and 1.1 in
> these mailing lists. Are these worth holding out for?
> I'll probably encode at about Q7, and am using Windows
> (though I'm happy with command line tools). Any help
> appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Toonie.
>
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