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Lossy Audio Compression => MP3 => MP3 - General => Topic started by: r00tb00t on 2007-11-22 15:37:17

Title: VBR or CBR, Which Do I Have
Post by: r00tb00t on 2007-11-22 15:37:17
Hey guys,
Im using oddcastv2 with the MP3 Lame encoder. I can't tell if its is vbr or cbr, how can i tell? Is Lame just one or the other, if so which is it?
Title: VBR or CBR, Which Do I Have
Post by: kwanbis on 2007-11-22 16:02:54
foobar2000 would tell you, or mr question man.
Title: VBR or CBR, Which Do I Have
Post by: weaker on 2007-11-28 09:23:36
Lame can do both CBR and VBR. Additionally Lame can do ABR.

VBR is recommended in nearly all cases. Except streaming where sometimes you have to have predictable bitrates. There, CBR or better ABR are suitable.