[NTLUG:Discuss] MP3 Encoder

Bobby Wrenn bobby at wrennest.com
Thu Jul 11 07:42:51 CDT 2002


theKompany.com has an ogg player for the Sharp 5500 PDA. Which also just
happens to run Linux.

mike wrote:
> 
> I searched for a MP3 encoder a couple months ago.  I found that Thompson
> electronics patented mp3 encoding, and Beginning in 2001(?) they want to
> charge you to include mp3 encode functionality in your programs.  I've seen
> some MP3 encoders on foreign websites (sites hosted in countries not
> supporting US IP patents)  However, those sites warn you to not download if
> its illegal, with specific mention that it IS illegal for US residents.
> 
> Bottom line is: In the US, MP3 encoders are illegal without a license from
> one of (microsoft's, RIAA's) little brothers, so don't expect it to be
> readily available as free software for quite a while.
> 
> If you are still interested in reading more about this (i.e. going to ignore
> legal warnings,) Try searching info bases of non-US linux distro's  for "MP3
> encoder."
> 
>         http://www.suse.co.uk/index_uk.html
> 
> Or googlesearch ".rpm MP3 bladeenc download"
> 
> (or substitute your packaging extension (.zip, .dbm, etc) and (lame, notlame,
> other encoder that your frontend supports)
> 
> The open source community's answer to Thompson electronic's belated licensing
> move is to create a 'patent-free' spec for compressed music (as well as other
> multimedia types in the future.)
> 
>         http://www.xiph.org/ogg/
> 
> OGG vorbis is the 'open' answer to  mp3 (altho I haven't found a working
> encoder binary for OGG yet.) OGG and MP3 are not mixable (??as best I can
> determine--anyone know for sure??) All the MP3 players you can buy at Fryes
> will not play OGG's.(?)  However, KDE's kmedia player has .ogg play
> capability, and XMMS has .ogg play. The one or 2 .oggs I've downloaded sound
> similar to .mp3's of the same size/length ratio (through my 1 inch PC
> speakers anyway.)
> 
> I'm more closely watching the OGG Tarkin project (still in the cloud
> stage--a.k.a vaporware.) which will a video compression spec that is patent
> free.  My plans to take over the world with a video recorder are based on
> this technology (heh)
> 
> On Monday 08 July 2002 02:31 pm, you wrote:
> > At a NTLUG monthly meeting a couple months back, there was talk about the
> > lack of MP3 encoding software available. Has anyone been able to find an
> > encoder for MP3 format? I'm still searching.
> >
> > Thanks!
> 
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