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mpeg Encoder   -   http://users.bART.nl/~soloh/mpegEnc.html
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Why did I make this? Well I came across some source by ISO,
and just felt like programming a nice interface with it.


And now for some specs:
- windows 95/NT only (maybe win32s)
- multithreaded
- layer 1,2 : mono, stereo, joint stereo
              audio mpg I  (32, 44.1,  48 kHz)
              audio mpg II (16, 22.05, 24 kHz)
- layer 3   : mono, stereo
              audio mpg I  (32, 44.1,  48 kHz)
- wide range of bitrates
- miscellanious flags
- sources: 16 bit raw pcm
           16 or 8 bit wav pcm
           scsi cdrom source
- multifile or track select (let your computer do the work at night)
- codec support (if you have it)
- pretty slow 
- progress indicator
- and more... :)

How to get started:
Very easy. The left pane is the source or input-file.
1. Locate your 'wanna-be mpg' file
2. Select the frequency/samplingrate of the source
3. Select the layer (1, 2 or 3).
4. Select a desired bitrate.
   Note: this is the total bitrate! This means that 128kbps
         for a stereo source is the same quality as 64kbps
         for a mono source.
5. On the right you can select your destination directory, where
   you want your mpeg-file. The file extension will be changed
   depending on the layer chosen (eg. .mpg .mp2 .mp3)
6. Finally click on 'Encode'. Pressing it again will abort the
   proces and NO resume is possible. (Something for later).

Sorry for all the undocumented options, but I hate writing docs.
And.. on the internet is all the information you need. (ahum..)


If you like or use my mpeg Encoder, please send me
a nice postcard. Something typical of the country
or place you live in.
It's not a lot of effort and you'll make me happy!

The address is:  +----------------------+
                 |       SoloH          |
                 | Nieuwe molstraat 267 |
                 |  2512 DL - Den Haag  |
                 |   The Netherlands    |
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Thanx alot!

You can mail me for any suggestions or bug-reports.
to:      soloh@bart.nl
subject: mpeg encoder

Greetz to:
Brutal Brain
Freak
IsaFeeliN

Have fun...
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Disclaimer of Warranty

This program is programmed/maintained is my free time, so
don't expect great, bugfree, high-quality software.

THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE "SOLD AS IS" AND
WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY
OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, NO WARRANTY OF
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED.
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The ISO-team who made the original sourcecode:
Bill Aspromonte
Shaun Astarabadi
R. Bittner
Karlheinz Brandenburg
W. Joseph Carter
Jack Chang
Mike Coleman
Johnathan Devine
Ernst Eberlein
Dan Ellis
Peter Farrett
Jean-Georges Fritsch
Vlad Fruchter
Hendrik Fuchs
Bernhard Grill
Amit Gulati
Munsi Haque
Chuck Hsiao
Toshiyuki Ishino
Masahiro Iwadare
Earl Jennings
James Johnston
Leon v.d. Kerkhof
Don Lee
Mike Li
Yu-Tang Lin
Soren Neilsen
Simao F. Campos Neto
Mark Paley
Davis Pan
Tan Ah Peng
Kevin Peterson
Juan Pineda
Ernst F. Schroeder
Peter Siebert
Jens Spille
Sam Stewart
Al Tabayoyon
Kathy Wang
Franz-Otto Witte
Douglas Wong