WMP 10 will include a mp3 encoder!

[Ficman]

Just a tad late on this one, still will no use it... lol

:no:

[Banzai]

cool!!! bout time will save me allot of time when copying files to an mp3 player!

[slowestborg]

Well good for them if they do include it.

But I highly doubt it'll make the final because it will be counter-productive to their 'Plays For Sure' campaign.

[Kriz]

Isnt in the beta version, pretty cool though.

[thailer]

it's in build 3646 - - - check out this link https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showforum=83

to download this version now!!!

woo hoo

[Rix]

it's in build 3646 - - - check out this link https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showforum=83

to download this version now!!!

woo hoo

https://home.comcast.net/~thailer79/10.JPG

or you could just get it off the official WMP 10 BETA website, like i did :rolleyes:

[b3ta]

I hope this is going to be the case - nice. (Y)

[thailer]

or you could just get it off the official WMP 10 BETA website, like i did :rolleyes:

yeah, but if you want an updated build... ahh nevermind

[kombolcha]

YES!!

i've been using the one bink had on his site for a while now. before i used to use jukebox to rip in mp3.. that was way way back.

[thailer]

creamhackered (whoever he is) just confirmed that 3646 is the final build being released tomorrow.

QUOTE (creamhackered @ Sep 1 2004, 17:25)

I can confirm 3646 is the final.

quoted from a post in https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...#entry584479095

[kainashi]

creamhackered (whoever he is) just confirmed that 3646 is the final build being released tomorrow.

quoted from a post in https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...#entry584479095

creamhackered is always right so let's hope so. (Y)

[Sn1p3t]

Fine. Replace my comment for 96Kbps with 128Kbps. THAT I know many people will agree with.

128Kbps WMA = 160Kbps MP3 comparible to 192Kbps MP3.

I know a lot of people who converted a large portion of their 128Kbps MP3 to 64KBps WMA and found no difference.

[hanneman]

Nice, but I prefer CDex with LAME 1.30 :rolleyes:

[Veedems Veteran]

I know a lot of people who converted a large portion of their 128Kbps MP3 to 64KBps WMA and found no difference.

That's just the stupidest idea ever. They got lossy files from a lossy source. All that means is that they lost quality.

[L3thal Veteran]

Finally an mp3 encoder. That's all WMP was missing for me :yes:

[Rahul]

way to go wmp , now just start burning mp3 files real quick just like iTunes does !!!!!!!!

[b3ta]

Sw33tn3ss!

I've installed WMP10 and it does have the MP3 encoder! :fun:

[Bearded Kirklander]

If they could put the Fast Fraunhoffer encoder in there, it would not be such a bad thing. Thankfully we have lots of options, like Audigrabber 1.83 (Free) with the Lame encoder, for instance. :)

I use Music Match 7.5 and encoded all my legally bought CD's in 160 bit MP3 constant bit rate using the built in Fast Fraunhoffer encoder and found it a very good compromise. 128 was noticeably poorer quality, particularly on the highs, and I could not tell the difference between 160 and 192, at least with my semi-decent headphones.

I found that LAME seems to work best at 192 and seems to sound just about the same as the 160 bit MP3's I made with Fraunhoffer. Some music sounds a bit better in one format, while other types of music can sound better in the other, but dozens of hours of intense ear phone listening brought me to the conclusion that it's not worth the effort to test any further. :D

[gazebee_]

WOOHOO! Finally!

[mac15]

Erm.. iTunes? :)

[JohnV]

Fine. Replace my comment for 96Kbps with 128Kbps. THAT I know many people will agree with.

128Kbps WMA = 160Kbps MP3 comparible to 192Kbps MP3.

I know a lot of people who converted a large portion of their 128Kbps MP3 to 64KBps WMA and found no difference.

Depends on the MP3 encoder of course, but at least in Lame MP3 encoder's case that is not true. WMA9 standard really isn't a very high quality audio codec at 128kbps.

WMA9 is better at 64kbps though than mp3 but still not very good compared for example to AAC-HE.

http://www.rjamorim.com/test/multiformat128/results.html

http://www.rjamorim.com/test/

[Bearded Kirklander]

So wait - just what encoder does WMP 10 use? I must have missed it.

Thanks.

[ev0|]

well.. not new.. i've already tried it 2 month ago approximately (Beta version) but i still don't like WMP.. :no: really slow starting.. i prefer Foobar 2000 (www.foobar2000.org) and if u want to rip cds use FreeRipIt.. simple and good.. :yes:

this is much much better than the beta... and it is new, so shut up.

*edit* and it starts faster than foobar for me.

[L3thal Veteran]

So wait - just what encoder does WMP 10 use? I must have missed it.

Thanks.

Good question :unsure: