MPG123 DirectShow Filter Options

[harashin]

Kane released a directshow filter which is based on Otachan's in_mpg123.
Download MPG123 DirectShow Filter (including the source)
Of course, both of FhG and MAD are also good enough.

EDIT:correct the author's name

This post has been edited by harashin: Nov 10 2003, 00:00

[moozooh]

The one which is faster or more functional.

[Stuart60611]

[quote=Mo0zOoH,Aug 8 2005, 05:30 PM]
The one which is faster or more functional.

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I use winamp and have both the mp3123 and mad decoder plugin in my input plugin directory. What I do not understand is what this filter does differently, if anything? Also, how do I use this filter to decode .mp3s through winamp? Does a direct show filter require use of direct sound output (I use asio generally). Any help in explaining what this filter does and how to use with it winamp would be greatly appreciated. Also, the mad decoder plugin has not been updated for several years, and I was wondering in the filter uses an updated version of mad?

Thanks.

[Pa3PyX]

I use winamp and have both the mp3123 and mad decoder plugin in my input plugin directory.  What I do not understand is what this filter does differently, if anything?  Also, how do I use this filter to decode .mp3s through winamp?  Does a direct show filter require use of direct sound output (I use asio generally).  Any help in explaining what this filter does and how to use with it winamp would be greatly appreciated.  Also, the mad decoder plugin has not been updated for several years, and I was wondering in the filter uses an updated version of mad?

Thanks.

In Winamp, you need to associate the DirectShow decoder with the .MP3 extension. Go to Options/Preferences/Plug-ins/Input, select NullSoft DirectShow Decoder, and hit Configure. You should see a list of extensions; add MP3 and restart Winamp, then open any MP3 file and play it. Upon hitting Alt+3, yous should see DirectShow filters dialog rather than the usual ID3 editor; mpg123 directshow filter should be listed. (If you see Fraunhofer instead, you may need to play with filter merits; see above.)

If this is insufficient, configure the default (Nullsoft MPEG audio decoder) plugin by removing MP3 from its list of extensions in the General tab.

I don't think, however, that you will be able to seek the stream as you play it; Winamp (at least Winamp 5.08c) can only seek video files with its DirectShow plugin (i.e. files that actulally contain timestamps, I suspect).