[iTunes] LAME for iTunes

[Kunga]

Link to the LAME encoder installer is dead. Is you have one you can 
attach and send to me? Or instructions on how to manually do the 
install? Thanks.

k

On Friday, May 30, 2003, at 10:31  AM, Video International wrote:

> Just wanted to make sure you audiophiles out there are aware of the 
> LAME mp3 encoder plugin for iTunes.
> <http://www.blacktree.com/scripts.html>
> <http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/8837>
>
> According to a few comparison sites, the overall sound quality of mp3s 
> encoded with LAME is
> superior to AAC, though the encoding time is slower and you are still 
> stuck with larger files. It
> was pretty unanimous that LAME is better than the Fraunhofer mp3 codec 
> that iTunes uses.
>
> Ogg Vorbis still seems to be the winner in overall quality according 
> to some sites. But it's user
> base is probably even smaller than AAC's. There are quite a few codecs 
> out there; even a couple
> variations of AAC. It'll be interesting to see which one comes out on 
> top in the end.
>
> Sorry - I don't have URLS for the sites (I visited them awhile back) 
> but Google should
> come up with them for anyone interested.
>
> Rick