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Vqf-winamp Input Plugin Needed ...

Hi,

i'm doing some research work by comparing current and outdated audio codecs. Recently I found out that there was a VQF-Input Plugin for WinAMP which reached 1.0 status - but it cannot be downloaded from www.vqf.com any more - and on classic.winamp.com/plugins only the pre 1.0 version is kept. Any more search via google did not produce the results i wanted.

So my question: where can I download the 1.0 version of this plugin? Please, no discussion about VQF-quality - I know what I'm doing. Just need this plugin for some comparison (CPU-Usage etc. ...)

Thanks and bye
MS

PS: one last question - there were some rumours about a new version of VQF to be released in the near future - is there anything true about it?

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Reply #1 –
VQF sucks, it has bad quality ( kidding)
I too would like to know where to download the final plugin..

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So my question: where can I download the 1.0 version of this plugin? Please, no discussion about VQF-quality - I know what I'm doing. Just need this plugin for some comparison (CPU-Usage etc. ...)

I think the latest plugin is this 1.12b:
http://www.blorp.com/~peter/oldshit/in_vqf.exe

Notice that Peter hasn't updated it for a long time, and as far as I know has no plans  to update it in the future.

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PS: one last question - there were some rumours about a new version of VQF to be released in the near future - is there anything true about it?
There's a new VQF version included in Ahead's Nero supporting upto 192 kbps. It's not supported by the WinAmp plugin though... You need to use Nero to decode/play it. The quality of VQF-192 is also bad...
Juha Laaksonheimo

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Reply #3 –
Hi,

first of all: thank you very much. This resolves all my playback problems. Another thing, though: i'd also like to encode again but without reinstalling the old media applications provided by Yamaha and assorted firms - i think there was a VQF Output Plugin for WinAMP as well ...

I'd be very glad if anybody could help me out HERE as well ;-)

Bye
MS

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Reply #4 –
Yeah, I remember there was out_vqf.exe package for WinAmp. It was hosted by dalnetvqf which is gone.

But I'm almost positive that Roberto aka rjamorim (the old VQF zealot!  ) still has it. 
Someone must have it anyway..
Juha Laaksonheimo

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Reply #5 –
people who STILL encode VQF should be shot to put them out of the gene pool.
Microsoft Windows: We can't script here, this is bat country.

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Reply #6 –
As I pointed out before, I need it for some comparison chart with the corresponding samples.

I don't think there's anybody out there still using VQF - it's hard enough to find old music encoded in that format anyway ;-)

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Reply #7 –
There you go.
From personal archive B).

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Reply #8 –
Thanks ;-)

You're the man!

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But I'm almost positive that Roberto aka rjamorim (the old VQF zealot!  ) still has it.  
Someone must have it anyway..

Heh. Yeah. I have the cool edit filter as well. :B

I feel my death coming for touching this subject (cough), bute here I go:

If you want to encode VQF files for testing purposes, I suggest you don't use out_vqf. It uses tvqenc.dll, which quality is suboptimal.

For "best" quality, use Yamaha's SoundVQ. It's shareware, but with 90 days of trial period - plenty of time.
http://www.yamaha-xg.com/soundvq/index.html

(Although I never compared Nero to SoundVQ. Given that Ahead got the sources from Yamaha, I would believe quality is on par)

Regards;

Roberto.

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Reply #10 –
I think that I perhaps still have the SDK on my computer...

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I think that I perhaps still have the SDK on my computer...

I think you can get it at ol' vqf.com

http://www.vqf.com/count/clickout.php3?swid=36

Edit: nevermind. The download page is there, but the file isn't.

Edit2: OK, download it here:
http://www.twinvq.org/english/kaihatsu_en.html
(You'll have to register first)

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Reply #12 –
If you're really eager(!!!), don't forget that VQF encoding comes with the CDex Beta as well!!