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The Xing (pronounced "zing") MP3 encoder has, for a long time, held the crown of being one of the fastest MP3 encoders. Of course that comes with a price, and quality isn't on par with other - slower, but tuned for quality instead of speed - encoders like FhG Slowenc ([[Audioactive]]) and [[LAME]].
The Xing (pronounced "zing") [[MP3]] encoder has, for a long time, held the crown of being one of the fastest MP3 encoders. Of course that comes with a price, and quality isn't on par with other - slower, but tuned for quality instead of speed - encoders like FhG Slowenc ([[Audioactive]]) and [[LAME]].


While Xing has always been considered an encoder with terrible quality, that rumour was proven untrue after a [http://www.rjamorim.com/test/ listening test] compared an old version of it against other MP3 encoders and it ended up not even close to last place.
While Xing has always been considered an encoder with terrible quality, that rumour was proven untrue after a [http://www.rjamorim.com/test/ listening test] compared an old version of it against other MP3 encoders and it ended up not even close to last place.
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==Additional Reading==
[[Category:Encoder/Decoder]]
[[MP3]]

Revision as of 23:13, 15 September 2006

The Xing (pronounced "zing") MP3 encoder has, for a long time, held the crown of being one of the fastest MP3 encoders. Of course that comes with a price, and quality isn't on par with other - slower, but tuned for quality instead of speed - encoders like FhG Slowenc (Audioactive) and LAME.

While Xing has always been considered an encoder with terrible quality, that rumour was proven untrue after a listening test compared an old version of it against other MP3 encoders and it ended up not even close to last place.


Features

  • Encodes .wav to MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 layer 3 audio
  • Encodes bitrates ranging from 28 to 320 kbps
  • Variable Bitrate (VBR) encoding support
  • High Frequency Encoding support (up to 20 kHz)
  • Low data rate support
  • Several times faster than most popular encoders
  • Automated batch processing
  • MP3 playback capabilities
  • GUI based and command-line encoder front ends


Recently, Real Networks - owners of the Xing assets after they bought that company - decided to release the Xing encoder under an open source license.

https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/cgi/viewcvs.cgi/datatype/mp3/codec/encoder/


Screenshot

Xing Mp3 Encoder