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Validated News / Re: TAK 2.3.1
Last post by VEG -
Quote from: Porcus on
Well ... for world domination I guess.
Support in web browsers could make a huge difference.

Did you hear about FLIF image codec? Its author is working on the JPEG XL now, and all the best ideas from FLIF were used in the new codec, with some cool additions which make the new image codec truly universal. The format itself is basically a mixture of FUIF (from the author of FLIF), PIK and Brunsli image codecs. Google is already testing it in Chromium. When it is supported by major browsers, the format will become much more popular.

A similar thing could happen with a new cool lossless audio codec.
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Development - (fb2k) / Foobar - rewind function for streaming...
Last post by Coris -
I would like to suggest to the Foobar developers, the adding or implementing of a new function in Foobar player, very useful in playing back streamed content: REWIND function.
It is very usefully when playing back over Internet (radio), the possibility to go back, and resume the playback from an earlier time stamp than the present one. A such rewind function it mean an enough large buffer, where the streamed content should be temporarily stored, making possible the return to a previous time index, or at the beginning of the playback session. The Seekbar is very appropriate for a such functionality. As usually, when playing back files residing on computer or so, the seekbar it allow the rewind function, but for streamed content, this is not functional. Please make it functional also for steaming...
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General - (fb2k) / Re: Running Foobar in Linux
Last post by Air KEN -
Hi.
>Do you mean that this fresh foobar install fails to launch?
Yes.
>I don't know what changed with wine 6.6 to cause it, try asking on winehq forums.
Yes, I will do that
Probably Ubuntu-based Linux Distributions.

Many Many Thanks.
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General - (fb2k) / Re: Running Foobar in Linux
Last post by Mikko_H -
Do you mean that this fresh foobar install fails to launch?
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$ WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.foobar2000 wine "/path/to/foobar2000_v1.6.4.exe"
$ WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.foobar2000 wine "$HOME/.foobar2000/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/foobar2000/foobar2000.exe"
I verified myself it works.

As for your custom foobar config, one of the 3rd party components might require vcrun2015 so you can try to (re)install it with winetricks.
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wine: Call from 7B0100F6 to unimplemented function api-ms-win-core-winrt-error-l1-1-0.dll.RoOriginateError, aborting
That's the reason anyway your foobar is crashing on launch. I don't know what changed with wine 6.6 to cause it, try asking on winehq forums.
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General - (fb2k) / Re: Pixels of CD photos in playlist columns
Last post by Adil -
I am sorry to disturb you, but I just asked the question above because, from what I noticed, it is only possible to scan selected tracks in the playlist, and not the complete library, as with the previous version of the component, which I use again.

Anyway, I like a lot your component. Thanks again.
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General - (fb2k) / Re: Running Foobar in Linux
Last post by Air KEN -
Hi.
Can not... orz

$ WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.foobar2000 wine "$HOME/.foobar2000/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/foobar2000/foobar2000.exe"
env WINEPREFIX="/home/kenbackbox2/.wine" wine C:\\windows\\command\\start.exe /Unix /home/kenbackbox2/.wine/dosdevices/c:/users/Public/Desktop/foobar2000.lnk

Windows soft: Only foobar2000.
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Other Lossy Codecs / Re: exhale - Open Source xHE-AAC encoder
Last post by celona -
Quote from: Jurgga on
Please explain. Or email me. 😀
I'm asking myself the problem of not being in the proper thread, because we're talking about another encoder here. Tonight I tried all the possible combinations, but let's start with the simplest thing, the VBR mode.

The encoder performs very well. I used the usual 5s from male voice of Paolo Balestri where the defects is more evident until now and the only verification I can ask you is to check that the VBR "32kb/s" label shown in the graphic interface of EZ CD Audio converter is correct.

I leave you the files used for the tests so that you can reproduce what I write - it is the scientific method :)

In input we have a mono file sampled at 48kHz: paolo.balestri-23lufs-m-48k.wav (-23 LUFS like EBU R128 - to check because I was tired).

After compression in I get the following results:
paolo.balestri-23lufs-m-48k-vbr-12kbps.m4a @ 12kbps VBR setting – USAC with SBR, 12.9KB, 18kbps, 32kHz;
paolo.balestri-23lufs-m-48k-vbr-32kbps.m4a @ 32kbps VBR setting – USAC with SBR, 13.3KB, 18kbps, 38.4kHz;
paolo.balestri-23lufs-m-48k-vbr-40kbps.m4a @ 40kbps VBR setting – USAC without SBR, 31KB, 46kbps, 48kHz;
paolo.balestri-23lufs-m-48k-vbr-56kbps.m4a @ 56kbps VBR setting – USAC without SBR, 28.9KB, 43kbps, 48kHz;
paolo.balestri-23lufs-m-48k-vbr-72kbps.m4a @ 72kbps VBR setting – USAC without SBR, 35.2KB, 53kbps, 48kHz;
paolo.balestri-23lufs-m-48k-vbr-104kbps.m4a @ 104kbps VBR setting – USAC without SBR, 53.5KB, 83kbps, 48kHz;
paolo.balestri-23lufs-m-48k-vbr-136kbps.m4a @ 136kbps VBR setting – USAC without SBR, 71.9KB, 113kbps, 48kHz.

As you can see, the first two results have very similar bitrates and this offers no advantage. Furthermore, the 54kbps setting produces smaller files than the 40kbps setting and this can confuse the user who will not be able to predict how much he will get from the software.

A hypothetical problem to be verified: what would the user get who has the computer connected via USB to an external DAC that does not support 38.4kHz chosen as resampling? We should try what we get not only with Windows but also with other OS (and with many USB gadgets) and testing with Bluetooth or Wi-Fi speakers connected too (but in the latter case I don't foresee any problems). Assuming to resample at 44.1kHz as suggested by C.R. Helmrich would brush aside these doubts and diversify the bitrate obtained with different options.

On the constant bitrate tests I found more problems but I will write about it in the future. For now I will limit myself to offering you just an example to show you how the first two options produce a result similar to 24kbps CBR, which however you have chosen to keep at the sampling rate provided in input and the result is good.

paolo.balestri-23lufs-m-48k-cbr-24kbps.m4a @ 24kbps CBR setting – USAC without SBR, 17KB, 24kbps, 48kHz.

I have informed the author of the misuse I am making of its contents; I tried to compress one of his podcast with 12 min music and voice. in just 2 MB. In the future I will also try in stereo. The already compressed original was downloaded from here: https://youtu.be/FJkP7Ru-or0.

podio_dei_campioni-vbr-12kbps.m4a @ 12kbps VBR setting – 2MB;
podio_dei_campioni-cbr-24kbps.m4a @ 24kbps CBR setting – 2MB;
podio_dei_campioni-vbr-32kbps.m4a @ 32kbps VBR setting – 2MB;
podio_dei_campioni-vbr-40kbps.m4a @ 40kbps VBR setting – 5MB;
podio_dei_campioni-vbr-56kbps.m4a @ 56kbps VBR setting – 5MB.

Again the first 3 options and the last 2 produce almost identical results.
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