Is it really necessary to re-encode everything to the latest LAME vers |
Is it really necessary to re-encode everything to the latest LAME vers |
 Apr 8 2012, 00:22
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The title says it all. I have tons of FLACs and every one of them has a copy in MP3 encoded in LAME 3.98.4 and some are in 3.99.3. 3.99.5 is the new latest version now, should this mean I have to re-encode those FLACs to 3.99.5? I would gladly want to hear opinions of others.
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Apr 8 2012, 02:08
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The goal of lossy compression like mp3 is to achieve perceptual transparency at bitrates a fraction of the lossless original. Barring the exceptional problem sample, lame, when used properly, has been producing perceptually transparent encodes for quite some time though (going back who-knows-how-many versions).
So if your current mp3s are satisfactorily transparent to you then there's no need to re-encode. This post has been edited by Remedial Sound: Apr 8 2012, 02:10 |
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SonicBooom! Is it really necessary to re-encode everything to the latest LAME vers Apr 8 2012, 00:22
saratoga No. Apr 8 2012, 00:43
indybrett QUOTE (saratoga @ Apr 7 2012, 18:43) No.
... Apr 8 2012, 07:29 SonicBooom! May I ask WHY? Apr 8 2012, 01:02 IgorC QUOTE (SonicBooom! @ Apr 7 2012, 21:0... Apr 8 2012, 01:50 Porcus QUOTE (SonicBooom! @ Apr 8 2012, 01:2... Apr 8 2012, 02:22 odious malefactor QUOTE (Porcus @ Apr 7 2012, 17:22) From 3... Apr 8 2012, 06:09 db1989 QUOTE (odious malefactor @ Apr 8 2012, 06... Apr 8 2012, 19:44 skamp QUOTE (db1989 @ Apr 8 2012, 20:44) …and…?... Apr 8 2012, 19:57 db1989 Oh, great point! My bad.
Yeah, they’re just r... Apr 8 2012, 20:02 greynol QUOTE (Porcus @ Apr 7 2012, 18:22) (Also,... Apr 8 2012, 16:41 kornchild2002 Furthermore, the use of a higher bitrate setting m... Apr 8 2012, 13:12 Nessuno If your goal is to reach the same sound quality wi... Apr 8 2012, 16:46 JJZolx There could be few reasons why it would, literally... Apr 8 2012, 23:48 greynol Personally I find such usage of electricity wastef... Apr 8 2012, 23:57 splice QUOTE (greynol @ Apr 8 2012, 15:57) Perso... Apr 9 2012, 01:03 JJZolx QUOTE (greynol @ Apr 8 2012, 15:57) Regar... Apr 9 2012, 01:11 damoresh I have several old mp3 with lame3.90 -lame 3.97 cb... May 18 2012, 07:21 Apesbrain @damoresh, see "Lossy-to-lossy transcoding... May 18 2012, 12:44 |
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