[slim] Re: Slimserver/Softsqueeze and FLAC files
Ah - interesting! I can see why this is done. It makes for a smaller stream size than CBR because the bitrate can vary, yet a predictable average bitrate which VBR can't provide. I just assumed it was CBR because that's what foobar reports on playback. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23557 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver/Softsqueeze and FLAC files
Quoting Mark Lanctot Hopefully someone clarifies this. slimserver uses ABR (see convert.conf). The quality settings defaults to 9 in order to have the least effect on CPU usage -kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver/Softsqueeze and FLAC files
On 5/16/06, Mark Lanctot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I was certain that SlimServer used CBR encoding but the LAME Quality Level setting seems to indicate it may use VBR? Surely not, 9 would be awful at 45-85 kbps. Hopefully someone clarifies this. My understanding is that Slimserver uses ABR (Average Bitrate) encoding, which is a form of encoding that allows for variable bitrates but with a targeted average bitrate. -Steve ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver/Softsqueeze and FLAC files
tfish77 Wrote: > I don't quite understand the difference between LAME quality and bitrate > - which one affects audio quality more? I'm trying to find the "sweet > spot" between the 2 that allows for skip-free tunes that still sound > good. > > Thanks again for the advice. Neither do I! I'm not sure why they're separate and I don't use this on a continual basis so I'm not sure. I can tell you that the quality setting does indeed hit the processor - my P4 2.8 GHz can't manage more than about 5 on the quality setting without the audio playback stuttering. In the encoder command-line argument, the "quality" setting isn't even used for CBR, it's used for VBR: http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=28124 For CBR you'd use "-b 320" to encode at 320 kbps. For VBR it's "-V X --vbr-new" where X is the quality setting from 0 to 9 - interestingly, matching SlimServer's quality setting range. The VBR quality setting determines the average bitrate for a VBR file. I was certain that SlimServer used CBR encoding but the LAME Quality Level setting seems to indicate it may use VBR? Surely not, 9 would be awful at 45-85 kbps. Hopefully someone clarifies this. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23557 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver/Softsqueeze and FLAC files
I don't quite understand the difference between LAME quality and bitrate - which one affects audio quality more? I'm trying to find the "sweet spot" between the 2 that allows for skip-free tunes that still sound good. Thanks again for the advice. -- tfish77 tfish77's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1809 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23557 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver/Softsqueeze and FLAC files
Good to hear! You must have been limited by upload speed. Note you can play around with the LAME Quality Level setting (right above Bitrate Limiting) at the expense of processor usage on the server. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23557 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver/Softsqueeze and FLAC files
Mark, Thanks for the info about Bitrate limiting. Fixed my "playing my FLAC at work" problem perfectly! :) -- tfish77 tfish77's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1809 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23557 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver/Softsqueeze and FLAC files
Actually you can do this by going to Player Settings - Audio - Bitrate Limiting. There are complete instructions where to install LAME in the Help - Frequently Asked Questions section of SlimServer: > Windows Users: > > * Download LAME 3.96 from one of these mirror sites > * Extract two files LAME.EXE and LAME_ENC.DLL and copy them to > C:\Program Files\SlimServer\server\bin\ The mirror site is here: http://mitiok.cjb.net/ -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23557 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
