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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://web.archive.org/web/20071005104610/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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* GUI based and command-line encoder front ends | * GUI based and command-line encoder front ends | ||
In 2005, RealNetworks — owners of the Xing assets after they bought that company — decided to release the Xing encoder under an [[open source]] license, with the new name '''Helix mp3enc'''. It is part of the Helix datatype project, a collection of code libraries intended to support the Helix | |||
==Screenshot== | ==Screenshot== | ||
<center>[[Image:xingmp3encoder.png|frame|center|Xing Mp3 Encoder]]</center> | <center>[[Image:xingmp3encoder.png|frame|center|Xing Mp3 Encoder]]</center> | ||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.rarewares.org/mp3-others.php#helix_enc compiled executable for Windows, at RareWares] | |||
* [https://datatype.helixcommunity.org/Image:2005/mp3enc.doc API docs] | |||
* [https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/mp3/codec/encoder/ source code (CVS)] | |||
[[Category:Encoder/Decoder]] | [[Category:Encoder/Decoder]] | ||
Revision as of 00:49, 2 September 2010
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
In 2005, RealNetworks — owners of the Xing assets after they bought that company — decided to release the Xing encoder under an open source license, with the new name Helix mp3enc. It is part of the Helix datatype project, a collection of code libraries intended to support the Helix
Screenshot
