I believe iTunes has supported encoding VBR MP3s since version 1, given that there is an article on them at <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60794> that predates iTunes 2 by about 9 months. I can't remember when iTunes was first released... 2000 sometime I think?
They just don't have VBR MP3 encoding on by default, probably because of the decreased sound quality it can often produce. Ry [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 2003-07-31 18:12, "Dark Servant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for that info. I thought it might have been able to through > custom but my PC friend told me that he doubted it. Now I can go back > and tell him that iTunes itself is programmed to do it. > Do you know how long this option has been available? > > Cheers > Ruben A. Franke > >> I don't know if I'm barking up the right tree here BUT iTunes does >> allow variable bit rate - click the option "custom" in import and >> then the checkbox for "use variable bit rate encoding (VBR)" >> This is however a "minimum" bit rate with allowance for higher as the >> need for better quality arises so I don't know if it "trims" the bit >> rate in quite or less demanding passages. >> >> that said I have some old MP3's that I used soem old stand alone LAME >> encoders and, particularly for "variably dynamic" classical music or >> live acoustic stuff I found that these encoders tend to wash out on >> fast transients >> >> >>> For those of you who don't know LAME is an encoding method that >>> creates >>> mp3's with a variable bit rate. It is apparently much more efficient >>> as it increases the bit rate at more complex points in a musical track >>> and decreases it when the extra bits are not being used. It >>> apparently >>> produces better sound quality than AAC at 192kbps. No stupid >>> 'copyright' inconveniences either. >>> >>> A friend of mine has been using it for a fair while on his PC. We >>> were >>> talking I thought it sounded like a good idea to me and I said that >>> there would you could probably use it on a Mac too. I checked >>> versiontracker and sure enough there were a few freeware programs that >>> allow iTunes to encode with LAME. >>> >>> Now for my question. I'm pretty sure it will run fine but I wanted to >>> be sure it won't cause any problems with my iPod. I've tried >>> searching >>> the web but couldn't find any information in relation to an iPod. >>> Having a variable bit rate should mess with the hardware or cause an >>> iPod to overheat, right? >>> Just want to be sure. >>> >>> Hopefully this infomation will be useful to some of you. >>> Ruben A. Franke >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html> >>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to >>> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >> >> -- >> ~ >> Mark Secker [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ph#9380 1855 (ECEL) >> ECEL Computer Support Officer, University of Western Australia. >> CRICOS Provider No. 00126G >> ~ >> >> "'We are all children of $root' >> or so says a wise old programer..." >> Anon. >> >> "There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and >> UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence." >> -- Jeremy S. Anderson >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to >> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >> >> >> > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >
