Mp4 Decoding Requirements
Reply #2 – 2002-11-13 21:58:53
This led me to think about AAC/MP4. From what I can see, AAC decoding is horrible! No offence to Menno, but decoding AAC's on my computer causes it to lag, the music to stutter and generally go slow If I compare the decoding speed of Ogg Vorbis and AAC or MP4 on my old PC (5x86/133 MHz), I would say that they are quite equal which means that both need almost all of the CPU power to decode properly. That's why I changed the default setting in Winamp's preferences/options/process priority class from "normal" to "high", although it is not recommended. If I don't do this, I can't even move the mouse without causing stuttering problems on the playback. So what CPU does your PC have and did you already change this Winamp setting?I'm in the process of switching all my AAC's to MP4's, because they play instantly (no 15 second hang's in winamp on startup!) and they seem to use a lot less in resources. I can't confirm this, because both formats play the same here. By the way, which compile of Menno's FAAD2 do you use: Roberto's or John's? Like I wrote before on Audiocoding.com, John's in_mp4.dll is the one that even lets me listen to AAC files done with -streaming or -normal without flaws, while Roberto's (and Menno's own) compiles could not do this.What's the actual situation? Why are mp4's less work to decode? Is there a way to make them better? First I would suggest that you try John's compile from Nov 2nd and alter the Winamp setting, too. If this doesn't help, you might even try out QuickTime 6 that is able to translate a resampled AAC file with the correct speed on my PC, which is another thing that Winamp can't do. The last resort would be to wait for an AAC implementation in Mpxplay, because this player is still the fastest on my machine, also with Ogg Vorbis.