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Free MP3 Encoder
What
is an MP3 Encoder?
MP3 encoder is the software using an MP3 Codec (compression/decompression
algorithm), to make MP3s. Most encoders convert wav to mp3 although
many can convert other formats such as WMA to MP3.
There are very few unique encoders. Most of the software out in
the market uses only about 4 main encoding engines due largely in
part by the patents held by Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and other companies
that helped produce the ISO source that MP3 is based on. Although
no one company owns exclusive rights, MP3 software companies must
pay a licensing fee to develop their own ISO source encoder, which
is expensive. The major encoding engines are LAME (non-ISO source),
BladeEnc, Fraunhofer Encoders, and Xing.
Download Free MP3 Encoders : -
- LAME MP3 Encoder - Inside the revolutionary, non-ISO encoder
that has surged in popularity.
- BladeEnc - Good encoder for very high bit rates. Find software
that includes this Codec.
- Fraunhofer Encoders - Codecs made by the company that helped
develop and popularize MP3 technology.
- Xing MP3 Encoder - Reputation for the fastest encoder but
the most trouble with quality.
What do you mean by MP3 decoder?
Decoder works virtually opposite to that of an encoder. Its purpose
is to convert audio data in compressed format (i.e. mp3) to uncompressed
format like .WAV, AIFF, or PCM. The uncompressed data can then be
edited or burned to a CD for use in most common CD players (home,
car, etc.). When decoding mp3 to wav, you cannot gain any kind of
quality that you had before compression. MP3 is a lossy format and
some of the original audio data has been discarded in the encoding
process and cannot be regained.
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