>
> Another decoder for freeformat streams is l3dec from FhG.
> Version 2.72 has an -ff switch to search for free formats.
> If you are interested to see what lame puts into the
> ancillary data section, you can write it out into a seperate
> file too.
>
> usage: l3dec bitstream [output] -switches
> switches: -h display this help message
> -fb xxx begin decoding with frame xxx
> -fn xxx decode xxx frames
> -sa search again after loss of synchronization
> -ff search for free format bitstream
> -snd write file with SND-Header
> -wav write file with WAV-Header
> -aif write file with AIFF-Header
> -aic write file with AIFC-Header
> -h24 write hex 24bit output
> -ign ignore error messages
> -sti read input from stdin
> -sto write output to stdout
> -a xxx write ancillary data in file xxx
> -aba ancillary data is byte aligned
> -afh ancillary data in FhG mode
>
> With 320 kbits free format streams l3dec is at its limits:
>
> # Now decoding layer III, 44.1 kHz, free ca. 320 kbit/s, stereo
> # frame no: 130
> #
> # ERROR (300c): Granule exceeds maximum dynamic part length
>
>
I get this message trying to play back 320kbs CBR streams too, with or without
"--strictly-enforce-ISO".
So I think it just chokes at 320kbs in general. It had no problem
handling 310kbs free format.
Mark
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