[Discussion] List of recommended LAME settings, V2 (for LAME 3.97) |
[Discussion] List of recommended LAME settings, V2 (for LAME 3.97) |
 Mar 12 2005, 16:15
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Sine LAME 3.97b1 has been released very recently, here's a preliminary version of the new recommended settings thread (aka. --aps is dead). It's not finished yet and some stuff, which remains to be cleaned up is the collection of links and the EAC instructions.
The old thread will always be available here. This is a request for comments. Suggestions and questions are welcome. -------------------------------------------------------- Updated 2005-03-12 These settings require Lame 3.95 or later. Lame 3.97 found on this website is the recommended version. (Check here [fixme] to download). Note: At a given bitrate range, the quality scale usually works to where VBR is higher quality than ABR which is higher quality than CBR (CBR < ABR < VBR in terms of quality). The exception to this is when you choose the highest possible CBR bitrate, which is 320 kbps (--alt-preset insane). ------------------------------------------------- Recommended encoder settings: ------------------------------------------------- -V2 is generally considered transparent... [fixme] [fixme: add note about vbr-new] -V 2 (~190 kbit/s, typical 170 ... 220) -V 1 (~210 kbit/s, typical 200 ... 250) -V 0 (~240 kbit/s, typical 220 ... 270) Custom settings: -V n Example: -V 4 . The range goes from 9 (worst) to 0 (best). A detailed dicussion over the target bitrates can be found here. Update: Completely revamped the whole thread to accomodate the new recommended version (3.97). ------------------------------------------------- Recommended ABR (average bitrate) settings: ------------------------------------------------- --abr <bitrate> Example: --abr 200 ------------------------------------------------- Recommended CBR (constant bitrate) settings: ------------------------------------------------- -b <bitrate> Example: -b 192 ------------------------------------------------- Setting up EAC for lame.exe with tagging ------------------------------------------------- Based on Case's tutorial Select compression options from EAC menu. Open 'External Compression' tab. 1. Check 'Use external program for compression' 2. Change 'Parameter passing scheme' to 'User Defined Encoder' 3. Set file extension to .mp3 4. Click 'Browse' and locate 'lame.exe' 5. Change 'Additional command line options' to one of the following commandlines 6. Check 'Delete WAV after compression' 7. Uncheck 'Add ID3 tag' QUOTE ID3v1: -V 2 --vbr-new --id3v1-only --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d ID3v2: -V 2 --vbr-new --id3v2-only --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d ID3v1 and ID3v2: -V 2 --vbr-new --add-id3v2 --pad-id3v2 --ta "%a" --tt "%t" --tl "%g" --ty "%y" --tn "%n" %s %d APEv2: (requires wapet.exe) %d -t "Artist=%a" -t "Title=%t" -t "Album=%g" -t "Year=%y" -t "Track=%n" -t "Genre=%m" lame.exe -V 2 --vbr-new %s %d (You can change -V 2 to any setting/preset you'd like to use) These commandlines are generally recommended over EAC's own tagging routines and its LAME encoder parameter passing preset, which is known to cause problems. The bitrate setting serves a cosmetic purpose and is used for the size display in EAC's main window. ------------------------------------------------- Useful links ------------------------------------------------- (Latest LAME compiles) Dmitry's compiles Rarewares.org MP3 section (MP3 Information sites) Hydrogen Audio Decoder test by David Robinson (MP3 Forums) Hydrogenaudio MP3 forum (Exact Audio Copy) - the best CD ripper & encoding (& tagging) to MP3 (or MPC, Ogg Vorbis) during ripping Official site Tutorial for EAC EAC forum (LAME Frontends) RazorLame ALL2LAME HeadAC3he by Dark Avenger : ac3 -> wav DS2 -> mp3, ogg vorbis, mp2 BeSweet by DSPGuru : ac3 -> wav DS2 -> mp3, ogg vorbis, mp2 with batch-possibility (Renaming / ID3 Tagging / Music Database) Tag + Tag Frontend Helium2 Renatager MPTagger More tagging information & programs CDIndexer : for CD-Audio & data-CDs MAC: Mpeg Audio Collection (MP3 Gain) - lossless gain change / "normalizing"! Official site Basic Guide to avoid clipping (How to) Burn an MP3 CD Reencode mp3 (high bitrate with ID3 tags) to mp3 (low bitrate) and include tags to new mp3 file : Try Monkeys Audio http://www.monkeysaudio.com/, or maybe better: foobar 2000, use the CLI encoder: http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/html/foobar.html MPC -> MP3 by MPCxchange (Analyzing MP3) EncSpot ff123's artefact training Tool for ABXing, Blind listening tests ff123's site: Discussion of Audio Compression including sites to evaluate your own capability of listening Training of musically listening good-ear.com Training of listening to encoder's artefacts pcabx.com MP3Utility QuickSFV, SVF and MD5 checksums for files ------------------------------------------------- Credits ------------------------------------------------- A big thanks to all LAME developers for making one kickass MP3 codec. People who took part in suggesting the different settings: Dibrom, r3mix, ff123, Hans Heijden, kjempen, Benjamin Lebsanft, GeSomeone, Wombat. Creation of the alt preset system and related special code level quality enhancements: Dibrom, with technical assistance from Robert Hegemann and Naoki Shibata and extensive tuning help and quality verification via listening tests from JohnV and also initial help (--dm-preset era) from Hans Heijden, ff123, Wombat, and others. Test clips, bitrate information, and further listening tests provided by TheBashar, zbutsam, Pio2001, BadDuDeX, r3mix, h, TarX, Hans Heijden, ff123, Wombat, Filburt, Volcano, Garf, MrDrew, TrNSZ, nyaochi, Amadeus93, in no particular order, and many, many others I (Dibrom) probably forgot to mention.. (msg me to be added) Idea (also exposing the need for a unified preset system), Original post and list of original settings collected by: user Layout and additional work by: CiTay, SNYder, Dibrom, dev0 This post has been edited by dev0: Jul 24 2006, 14:16 |
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CODE Switch equals preset target kbit/s Bitrate range kbit/s -V 0 = --preset extreme 240 245…285 -V 0 --vbr-new = --preset fast extreme 240 245…285 -V 1 210 220…260 -V 1 --vbr-new 210 220…260 Does this mean that the encoder misses the target bitrate when using V0 and V1? |
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dev0 [Discussion] List of recommended LAME settings Mar 12 2005, 16:15
dev0 Comments will be moved into a seperate thread once... Sep 12 2005, 06:48 Mike Giacomelli I'm really glad to see this. I have great res... Sep 12 2005, 07:41 teleguise I know this is all prelim still but the :
QUOTE Up... Sep 12 2005, 07:54 shrinkmail thanks all.
now things will finally start looking... Sep 12 2005, 08:29 Frank_Bicking Comments and suggestions:
1. The current version ... Sep 12 2005, 08:34 guruboolez QUOTE (dev0 @ Mar 12 2005, 04:15 PM)---------... Sep 12 2005, 10:41 jaybeee QUOTE (dev0 @ Mar 12 2005, 04:15 PM)These set... Sep 12 2005, 11:20 kjoonlee QUOTE (dev0 @ Mar 13 2005, 12:15 AM)The excep... Sep 16 2005, 07:34
Yaztromo QUOTE (kjoonlee @ Sep 16 2005, 07:34 AM)QUOTE... Sep 16 2005, 08:14 magic75 I agree with guru. I think presets below V2 should... Sep 16 2005, 08:13 markanini Guruboolez should get credits for his listening te... Sep 16 2005, 10:22 Mo0zOoH I think that only the essential information must b... Sep 16 2005, 13:29 Vietwoojagig QUOTE (dev0 @ Mar 12 2005, 04:15 PM)(Exact Au... Sep 16 2005, 10:40 Vietwoojagig QUOTE (dev0 @ Mar 12 2005, 04:15 PM)(Renaming... Sep 16 2005, 10:49 Gecko A small section of "What NOT to do" woul... Sep 16 2005, 11:19 user I support Frank Bickings request (similar to some ... Sep 16 2005, 11:43 shadowking I think the common *quality* presets should be lis... Sep 16 2005, 12:03 Vietwoojagig QUOTE (dev0 @ Mar 12 2005, 04:15 PM)(Analyzin... Sep 16 2005, 12:38 user last version of topic with 3.90.3
to keep for eval... Sep 16 2005, 13:37 user Major update with Lame 3.97:
Updated 2005-09-1... Sep 16 2005, 14:26 Mo0zOoH Here, I've tried to improve user's guide b... Sep 17 2005, 16:12 user I will implement as much as I can from your sugges... Sep 17 2005, 16:34 kritip Comment --- Do you have to use the work F****ing i... Sep 16 2005, 14:34 user So, the 1st draw of the new recommended settings p... Sep 16 2005, 15:35 CiTay QUOTE (kritip @ Sep 16 2005, 03:34 PM)Comment... Sep 16 2005, 16:41 Gabriel QUOTE The main new dev of lame 3.97, who did a lot... Sep 16 2005, 16:27 shrinkmail Thanx citay for removing the f word. Errm, it woul... Sep 16 2005, 17:34 JunkieXL I dunno I found Case's tutorial pretty helpful... Sep 16 2005, 18:18 kwanbis i think we should start simple, and then continue ... Sep 16 2005, 18:18 user please have some patience, the link section will b... Sep 16 2005, 19:44 onthejazz QUOTE (kwanbis @ Sep 16 2005, 12:18 PM)i thin... Sep 16 2005, 19:52 onthejazz QUOTE (kwanbis @ Sep 16 2005, 12:18 PM)i thin... Sep 17 2005, 22:43 jaybeee Not sure if it's been mentioned or already lin... Sep 16 2005, 20:20 DARcode QUOTE (jaybeee @ Sep 16 2005, 09:20 PM)Not su... Sep 18 2005, 11:42 user QUOTE (ErikS @ Sep 16 2005, 09:42 PM)CODESwit... Sep 16 2005, 21:52 Gabriel QUOTE Only for 128k ABR:
There was developed an al... Sep 16 2005, 22:53 kurtnoise May I suggest to add a BeLight link in association... Sep 17 2005, 00:05 AtaqueEG This is major! This is so exciting!
I si... Sep 17 2005, 02:58 skelly831 QUOTE (AtaqueEG @ Sep 16 2005, 06:58 PM)This ... Sep 17 2005, 03:37 teleguise Are there plans to make use of EAC's "La... Sep 17 2005, 08:31 Gabriel The parameters passing scheme did not changed on t... Sep 17 2005, 08:37 teleguise Well I guess I should have noted that I never did ... Sep 17 2005, 08:55 beto Are we going to focus on the presets or in the V s... Sep 17 2005, 18:25 Mo0zOoH I understand your intentions user, but something i... Sep 17 2005, 19:29 Shade[ST] Mo0zOoH : preset fast medium is higher quality tha... Sep 17 2005, 19:55 user QUOTE (Shade[ST),Sep 17 2005, 07:55 PM]Mo0zOo... Sep 17 2005, 20:01 beto QUOTE well, we focus meanwhile on the -V switches,... Sep 17 2005, 21:27 benc Hope this doesn't seem to cheeky for a lurker ... Sep 18 2005, 01:31 Gabriel Note: average bitrate range of VBR levels are over... Sep 18 2005, 09:53 Gabriel *bitrate ranges:
V1 is now probably in the 200-25... Sep 23 2005, 16:10 user QUOTE (Gabriel @ Sep 23 2005, 04:10 PM)*recom... Sep 23 2005, 17:45 MJT The first link on the post goes to a page for 3.98... Sep 23 2005, 22:44 Gabriel Why not just mentionning the -V values without --v... Sep 24 2005, 09:25 Mo0zOoH QUOTE (Gabriel @ Sep 24 2005, 11:25 AM)otherw... Sep 24 2005, 19:27 Cosmo If the new vbr algorithm is now in fact faster and... Sep 24 2005, 20:49 Mo0zOoH Not to mention the fact that the speed and quality... Sep 24 2005, 23:44 Canar So does --vbr-new provide noticably worse quality ... Sep 25 2005, 00:27 VCSkier as it has been stated before, --vbr-new has shown ... Sep 25 2005, 06:05 Gabriel *vbr-new seems to be better overall than vbr-old o... Sep 25 2005, 10:13 Madrigal QUOTE (Gabriel @ Sep 25 2005, 04:13 AM)*vbr-n... Sep 25 2005, 11:16 Jojo QUOTE (Gabriel @ Sep 25 2005, 01:13 AM)*vbr-n... Sep 25 2005, 21:58 teleguise That's why I had asked for a little insight on... Sep 26 2005, 00:50 zipr Am I the only one who is having problems with the ... Sep 27 2005, 00:19 kockroach Genre is obtained using the following
--tg ... Sep 27 2005, 02:12 dev0 Some thoughts:The --alt-preset/--preset syntax is ... Sep 27 2005, 07:33 guruboolez QUOTE (dev0 @ Sep 27 2005, 07:33 AM)While I a... Sep 27 2005, 09:54 user Thanks guruboolez,
I just give fact:
I wa sonly ... Sep 27 2005, 10:31 Synthetic Soul QUOTE (kockroach @ Sep 27 2005, 02:12 AM)Genr... Sep 27 2005, 11:02 dev0 I wasn't aware your action was coordinated wit... Sep 27 2005, 11:10 user Hej, dev0,
I accept your apologies, a misunderstan... Sep 27 2005, 11:23 dev0 This is basically a collection/remix of the ideas ... Sep 27 2005, 12:02 Synthetic Soul QUOTE (dev0 @ Sep 27 2005, 12:02 PM)--V n (wh... Sep 27 2005, 12:16 dev0 QUOTE (Synthetic Soul @ Sep 27 2005, 12:16 PM... Sep 27 2005, 12:19 user well, indeed,
dev0's suggestion here is lacki... Sep 27 2005, 12:22 dev0 QUOTE (user @ Sep 27 2005, 12:22 PM)dev0... Sep 27 2005, 12:24 sTisTi QUOTE (dev0 @ Sep 27 2005, 03:24 AM)QUOTE (us... Sep 27 2005, 13:05 Synthetic Soul Thanks.
Apart from that, I like the format.
Howe... Sep 27 2005, 12:30 dev0 QUOTE (Synthetic Soul @ Sep 27 2005, 12:30 PM... Sep 27 2005, 12:37 Gabriel Here is the previous one, from Google cache
QUOTE... Sep 27 2005, 12:45 Synthetic Soul The only thing I can think of with regard to recom... Sep 27 2005, 12:49 dev0 QUOTE (Synthetic Soul @ Sep 27 2005, 12:49 PM... Sep 27 2005, 12:53 kritip Ah, i had the same idea of google cache but couldn... Sep 27 2005, 12:51 guruboolez I'm still bothered by the quick start recommen... Sep 27 2005, 12:53 guruboolez --my mistake-- Sep 27 2005, 12:57 Synthetic Soul QUOTE (guruboolez @ Sep 27 2005, 12:53 PM)In ... Sep 27 2005, 12:57 guruboolez QUOTE (Synthetic Soul @ Sep 27 2005, 12:57 PM... Sep 27 2005, 13:00 user google cashe was a good idea, but unfortunately, a... Sep 27 2005, 13:03 Gabriel QUOTE Ah, i had the same idea of google cache but ... Sep 27 2005, 13:03 Synthetic Soul QUOTE (guruboolez @ Sep 27 2005, 01:00 PM)I s... Sep 27 2005, 13:04 sTisTi QUOTE (Synthetic Soul @ Sep 27 2005, 04:04 AM... Sep 27 2005, 13:17 guruboolez QUOTE (Synthetic Soul @ Sep 27 2005, 01:04 PM... Sep 27 2005, 13:19 Synthetic Soul QUOTE (user @ Sep 27 2005, 01:03 PM)And yes, ... Sep 27 2005, 13:15 Synthetic Soul Agreed. Sep 27 2005, 13:22 Gabriel What about something like:
VBR settings provide d... Sep 27 2005, 13:25 dev0 I don't think that not giving any recommendati... Sep 27 2005, 13:36 guruboolez QUOTE (dev0 @ Sep 27 2005, 01:36 PM)I don... Sep 27 2005, 14:01 user For all those reasons we have the complete table o... Sep 27 2005, 14:05 Gabriel QUOTE Think of it like this: What would you tell a... Sep 27 2005, 14:03 |
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