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MP3 - General / Re: Resurrecting/Preserving the Helix MP3 encoder
Last post by Wombat -Dear developers, I listen to your every word with great attention and I am taken aback. Why do you use compilation flags which impact on quality you find difficult to assess? Since when did chasing fractions of seconds become more important than quality? We have an ancient code here that needs to be dusted off first, whereas you are in a hurry to attach wings to it so that it flies even faster, although it is already faster than LAME anyway. If there is even the slightest chance that the quality could deteriorate in at least one frame by at least a bit, such compilation flag should be omitted. Aren't there other projects that can be turned into a proving ground? Helix MP3 encoder should be approached with care, in the spirit of restoration, as the title of the topic suggests.It isn't that easy. @maikmerten already explained that compilers of different origin may change the output more as setting flags inside one and the same enviroment.
We need golden eared peoplle like you to find out if there is a way to tell them apart.