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XingMP3 Encoder is a high performance conversion tool that encodes WAV audio files into MP3 files. Based on the XingMPEG Encoder engine, the XingMP3 Encoder processes files up to 8 times faster than other encoders.
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The '''Xing''' (pronounced "zing") [[MP3]] encoder was one of the fastest MP3 encoders. Of course that comes with a price, and quality wasn't on par with encoders tuned for quality instead of speed, like FhG Slowenc ([[Audioactive]]) and [[LAME]]. Yet despite its reputation for poor quality, Xing's ~128 kbps VBR mode compared favorably in [http://web.archive.org/web/20071005104610/http://www.rjamorim.com/test/ an early 2004 listening test].
  
 
==Features==
 
==Features==
* Encodes .wav to MPEG-1 layer 3 audio
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* Encodes .wav to MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 layer 3 audio
* Encodes .wav to MPEG-2 layer 3 audio
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* Encodes bitrates ranging from 28 to 320 kbps
* Encodes 28.8 Kbps - 320 Kbps bitrates
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* Variable Bitrate (VBR) encoding support
 
* Variable Bitrate (VBR) encoding support
 
* High Frequency Encoding support (up to 20 kHz)
 
* High Frequency Encoding support (up to 20 kHz)
 
* Low data rate support
 
* Low data rate support
* 8X faster than most popular encoders
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* Several times faster than most popular encoders
 
* Automated batch processing
 
* Automated batch processing
 
* MP3 playback capabilities
 
* MP3 playback capabilities
 
* GUI based and command-line encoder front ends
 
* GUI based and command-line encoder front ends
  
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==Versions==
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===XingMP3 standalone encoder===
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[[Image:xingmp3encoder.png|frame|right|Xing Mp3 Encoder (v1.5 GUI, main window)]]
  
<center>[[Image:xingmp3encoder.png|frame|center|Xing Mp3 Encoder]]</center>
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The last standalone version of the Xing encoder was XingMP3 1.5, released in March 1999. It included a command-line interface (x3enc.exe), and a GUI (mp3enc.exe). The GUI was restricted to using a limited set of encoding profiles, whereas the command-line encoder had more options.
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After that release, the encoder continued to be improved, but it was only distributed as part of the [[wikipedia:RealPlayer|RealPlayer]] bundle.<!--details, anyone? I'm not putting RealPlayer 10 on my system just to find out what interface they gave the MP3 encoder-->
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===Helix MP3 Encoder===
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In 2005, RealNetworks — owners of the Xing assets after acquiring [[wikipedia:Xing Technology|Xing Technology]], a.k.a. XingTech — decided to release the encoder under an [[open source]] license, with the new name '''Helix mp3enc'''. The new version of the encoder is a code library which also has a command-line interface, but there is no GUI.
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The Helix MP3 encoder is part of the Helix datatype project, a collection of code libraries intended to support the [[wikipedia:Helix (multimedia project)|Helix multimedia project]].
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==External links==
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* [http://www.rarewares.org/mp3-others.php#helix_enc Helix MP3 encoder command-line executable for Windows, at RareWares]
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* [https://datatype.helixcommunity.org/Image:2005/mp3enc.doc Helix MP3 encoder API docs]
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* [https://helixcommunity.org/viewcvs/datatype/mp3/codec/encoder/ Helix MP3 encoder source code (CVS)]
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* [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=35531 Related discussion in HydrogenAudio forum]
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[[Category:Encoder/Decoder]]
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[[Category:MP3]]

Revision as of 02:12, 12 September 2012

The Xing (pronounced "zing") MP3 encoder was one of the fastest MP3 encoders. Of course that comes with a price, and quality wasn't on par with encoders tuned for quality instead of speed, like FhG Slowenc (Audioactive) and LAME. Yet despite its reputation for poor quality, Xing's ~128 kbps VBR mode compared favorably in an early 2004 listening test.

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

Versions

XingMP3 standalone encoder

Xing Mp3 Encoder (v1.5 GUI, main window)

The last standalone version of the Xing encoder was XingMP3 1.5, released in March 1999. It included a command-line interface (x3enc.exe), and a GUI (mp3enc.exe). The GUI was restricted to using a limited set of encoding profiles, whereas the command-line encoder had more options.

After that release, the encoder continued to be improved, but it was only distributed as part of the RealPlayer bundle.

Helix MP3 Encoder

In 2005, RealNetworks — owners of the Xing assets after acquiring Xing Technology, a.k.a. XingTech — decided to release the encoder under an open source license, with the new name Helix mp3enc. The new version of the encoder is a code library which also has a command-line interface, but there is no GUI.

The Helix MP3 encoder is part of the Helix datatype project, a collection of code libraries intended to support the Helix multimedia project.

External links