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Re: VQF
On Sun, 15 Mar 1998, Roman Shterenzon wrote:
> Hi!
> If any of you liked mp3, he/she will like VQF as well.
> It's new algorythm produced by Yamaha.
> But.. unfrtunately there's no linux support ;(
> Anyway, here's primary url:
> http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/xg/SoundVQ/index.html
> And I think that mailing them to soundvq@emi.yamaha.co.jp
> telling that VQF for linux isn't bad idea may help.
a. Yamaha won't give you a Linux port
b. it's the same size as mp3, and less standard...
c. propriatary Yamaha, will never be free.
d. compressor is as slow as the slowest mp3 compressor (up to 10 minutes
work on my station per 1 minutes of soundfile) while I have an MP3
compressor that does 1 minute sound in under 20 seconds.
finally, (e) this is pretty off topic :-)
- References:
- VQF
- From: Roman Shterenzon <sromans@techst02.technion.ac.il>