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Topic: EAC "offset correction for encoding and decoding"? (Read 1890 times) previous topic - next topic
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EAC "offset correction for encoding and decoding"?

EAC has this option:

"Use offset correction for encoding and decoding"

___ Sample Offset

      [Detect Offset]

How does this really work?  It seems like *no one* uses it.  I'm assuming that I can use it to *minimize* (although not eliminate) the gaps between tracks on playback, but does that depend on which decoder is doing the playback?

I'm encoding with lame.exe 3.95.1 and listening on winamp 5, default decoder (any need for mpg123 these days?) and on my portable RIO VOLT SP250.  Minimizing gaps is more important for me in winamp than with the portable player.

This site:

  http://mp3decoders.mp3-tech.org/decoders_lame.html

lists

Encoder   Overall Delay   Encoder Delay   Decoder Delay   VBR header   
FhG l3enc 2.72   1393   864   529   
FhG mp3 Prod Pro 1.1   1393   864   529   
FhG mp3 Prod Pro 2.1   1393   864   529   
FhG mp3enc3.1   1688   1159   529   
FhG FastEnc CBR   1201   672   529   
FhG FastEnc VBR   2353   672   529   1152   
Lame CBR   1105   576   529   
Lame VBR   2257   576   529   1152   
BladeEnc   1057   528   529


which gives me no idea which of these 4 values to use in the field in EAC.  Also, it is not for the most recent version, so the delays may have changed!

to make matters worse, LAME compensates for its own offset, so i always get a value of zero when i test in EAC--but i won't be listening using LAME, i will be listening in winamp and on my RioVolt! 

Please somebody set me straight on this--I've be researching it for hours to whatsoever no avail!