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better quality at the cost of a bigger file (increased bitrate); or you can get a smaller file at the cost of<br>
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better quality at the cost of a bigger file (increased bitrate); or you can get a smaller file at the cost of<br>
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reduced sound quality (decreased bitrate). The "algorithm quality" is yet another way to control the quality.<br>
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reduced sound quality (decreased bitrate). The "algorithm quality" is yet another way to control the quality.<br>
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While the chosen bitrate (or VBR level) influences the resulting bitrate, the algorithm quality does not!<br>
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While the chosen bitrate (or VBR level) influences the resulting file size, the algorithm quality does not!<br>
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Instead, the algorithm quality controls the "encoding speed -vs- quality" trade-off. That means, you can get<br>
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Instead, the algorithm quality controls the "encoding speed -vs- quality" trade-off. That means, you can get<br>
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a better sound quality at the cost of increased encoding time (higher algorithm quality); or you can get a<br>
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a better sound quality at the cost of increased encoding time (higher algorithm quality); or you can get a<br>
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faster encoding speed at the cost of reduced sound quality (lower algorithm quality). Note that while the<br>
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faster encoding speed at the cost of reduced sound quality (lower algorithm quality). Note that while the<br>
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algorithm quality does influence the encoding speed, it does NOT influence the decoding speed at all. Also<br>
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algorithm quality does influence the encoding speed, it does NOT influence the decoding speed at all. Also<br>
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note, again, that the chosen algorithm quality does NOT influence the resulting file size at all.<br>
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note, again, that the chosen algorithm quality does NOT influence the resulting file's bitrate at all.<br>
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The LAME algorithm quality is an integral value between "0" (best/slowest) and "9" (worst/fastest), but NOT<br>
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The LAME algorithm quality is an integral value between "0" (best/slowest) and "9" (worst/fastest), but NOT<br>
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all possible values will currently have a distinct effect! More specifically, the following table applies:<br>
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all of the possible values currently have a distinct effect! More specifically, the following table applies:<br>
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For CBR and ARB modes:<ul>
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For CBR and ARB modes:<ul>
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<li>0: Use slowest & best possible version of all algorithms
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<li>0: Use slowest & best possible version of all algorithms
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