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Short: Hi-Q MPEG audio encoder (68k/PPC)
Uploader: kakace@pacwan.fr (Didier Levet)
Author: kakace@pacwan.fr (Didier Levet)
Type: mus/misc
Requires: AmigaOS 2.0+
Version: 1.8
Pegase v1.80, 31/8/2000 (final release)
Pegase is a highly optimized MPEG audio encoder, based upon the
ISO/MPEG source code.
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PEGASE DOESN'T SUPPORT LAYER 3, AND WILL NEVER DO
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But before complaining about that, try the layer 2 by yourself
with a decent bitrate...
Features :
- Layer 1/Layer 2 encoding.
- Accept AIFF, MAUD, WAV, CDDA and RAW files (16 bits samples only).
- Really Faaaaast (2:1 ratio with a 68060/50).
- High quality encoding, which make layer 2 as good as layer 3
as long as you use a decent bitrate (>= 192 kbits/s).
- Rewritten with Amiga spirit in mind (4 Kb stack usage, ReadArgs
style command line parameters, file requester).
- Batch mode (can encode multiple files in one go).
Missing :
- Layer 3 (for ever).
- MPEG-2 support.
- Psycho-analyzer #1.
- 8-bit samples support.
Requirements :
- AmigaOS 2.0 or better.
- 68030/68RC040/68RC060 or a PPC 603/604e (WarpOS only).
Distribution :
- EMail-ware.
News :
- Fixed the threshold table used when encoding 48 KHz files.
- Several bugs removed in mono-specific routines.
- The MPEG file size is now closer to the original (Musicin)
output.
- Fixed the Layer 1 encoding.
- Added the DELETE option, which causes Pegase to delete the
source file when it has been successfully encoded.
- New optimizations, especially for 68030/68060 versions.
- Cosmetic changes of displayed informations.
- Removed an old bug in the AIFF decoding routine that caused
the encoder to interpret the SSND chunk members as samples.
(This is why AIFF and WAV variants of the same file gave
different results once encoded).
- Fixed the PIPE related bug. You no longer need to change the
pipe's buffer size ;-)
- Serious I/O errors stop all pending encodings (like CTRL+D)
Benchmark : The 2:1 ratio is now reached by the 68060/50
(Note to Melkor : *** DONE *** :-D)