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MP3 - General / Re: Resurrecting/Preserving the Helix MP3 encoder
Last post by KevinB52379 -Thanks for the link. I installed ZoomText inside a virtualized Windows 11 and tried triggering the machine freeze, but I don't see any difference in behavior with different hmp3 compiles. Putting a conversion job running for my entire FLAC library keeps the machine fully usable and I can abort the task without issues. I tested both GCC and clang compiles for a few minutes.
@Chase - I appreciate you taking a look. Honestly, I have no idea.
The only builds that works are the clang versions and VS2022 helix builds from @JoshuaChang.
I also find it odd that I can encode with LAME, Vorbis, FAAC, FDKAAC, Opus, Musepack and speeds stay consistent with no system hang...it's just so weird to me.
If I want to use Helix, I guess I'm going to have to use @JoshuaChang versions if he would be willing to provide future builds.
I just love the speed and quality of Helix, but I could also use LAME in the future as well.
@Chase - Quick question, are there quality differences between the original Helix and the current 5.2.3 version? I know LAME tags have been implemented, and gapless playback, right? But was just curious if there are any quality/speed improvements?
Thank you again for trying to troubleshoot with Zoomtext, I am very appreciative of the time you took to try and help!