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- ISO-MPEG Audio Layer 3 software only Encoder and Decoder for Unix
- Version 2.71.
-
- Copyright (C) Fraunhofer IIS - 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
-
- This package is distributed as shareware.
- DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO REGISTER IS IN THE FILE register.txt.
-
- You may give copies of this package to other people as long as no file
- is changed, added or removed.
- Without registration, you may work with this package for 30 days, for
- evaluation purposes only. "Evaluation" means that you may compress and
- decompress sound files only for your private pleasure, to learn about
- the performance of the Layer-3 coding scheme.
-
- If you want to extend the evaluation period, or if you want to use
- this package not only for your private pleasure, you are required to
- register the package. A registration fee is valid for one single
- computer with one l3enc/l3dec running.
-
- - evaluate highest quality perceptual audio compression technique
- available today
- - software only encoder and decoder implementations
- - implements ISO/MPEG Audio standard ISO/IEC-IS 11172-3, Layer 3 and
- ISO/IEC IS-13818-3, Layer 3
- - music data is input in raw format (16 bit signed integer), in
- RIFF/WAVE format as used by Microsoft Windows .WAV files, in
- AIFF/AIFC format as used by SGI and Mac or in .snd/.au format used
- by NeXT and Sun.
- - 44.1kHz sampling frequency (8, 11.025, 12, 16, 32 kHz and 48 kHz also
- for registered users)
- - output of decoder is in raw format (16 bit signed integer),
- in .snd/.au format, in AIFF/AIFC format or in RIFF/WAVE format
- - .WAV music files can be played with Windows Media Player
- - Under rare circumstances the .WAV output is broken. Please use raw format
- in that cases.
- - optional decoder output as 24 bit hex ascii data
- - written by the very same people at Fraunhofer-IIS who did the
- Layer 3 codecs for the ISO and ITU-R (former CCIR) tests
- (best sound quality at low bit rates at all listening tests)
- - more information can be found on http://www.iis.fhg.de/audio/
-
- The package consists of the following files
-
- l3v271.UNIX_NAME.tar.gz:
- l3enc encoder program V2.71
- l3dec decoder program V2.71
- manual.txt instructions for encoder and decoder programs
- register.txt information on registration. PLEASE READ THIS!
- readme.txt this file
- history.txt infos on the history of this shareware product
- go32.exe DOS extender (only present in DOS version)
-
-
- mp3-bitstreams.tar.gz:
- contents.txt short description of the following Layer 3 bitstreams
- (CR/LF format)
- contents short description of the following Layer 3 bitstreams
- (LF format)
- funky.mp3 demo layer 3 bitstream (96 kbit/s, stereo, 44.1 kHz)
- spot1.mp3 demo layer 3 bitstream (96 kbit/s, stereo, 44.1 kHz)
- spot2.mp3 demo layer 3 bitstream (96 kbit/s, stereo, 44.1 kHz)
- spot3.mp3 demo layer 3 bitstream (96 kbit/s, stereo, 44.1 kHz)
- classic1.mp3 demo layer 3 bitstream (56 kbit/s, stereo, 22.05 kHz)
- classic2.mp3 demo layer 3 bitstream (48 kbit/s, stereo, 22.05 kHz)
-
- The song used for funky.mp3 is named "Funky" and was composed and
- arranged by Juergen Herre. "Funky" is copyright Juergen Herre 1994.
- You may use "Funky" for all evaluation purposes of this shareware product.
- You may not use "Funky" for commercial purposes (e.g. radio broadcasting).
- The other bitstreams were provided by OMNI-Mediasound.
-
- If you need further information on Layer 3 products, please send email to
- layer3@iis.fhg.de or try http://www.iis.fhg.de/audio/ .
-
- You can also fax or mail your questions to
-
- Layer 3 support
- Fraunhofer - IIS
- Am Weichselgarten 3
- D-91058 Erlangen
- Germany
- Email: layer3@iis.fhg.de
- Fax : +49 9131 776 399
-
- NOTE: This address is FOR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS ONLY,
- registration information can be found in register.txt
-
-
- LICENSE AGREEMENT
- =================
- USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS SUBJECT TO THE SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS SET FORTH
- BELOW. USING THE SOFTWARE INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS. IF YOU
- DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS, YOU MUST RETURN OR DELETE THE SOFTWARE
- IMMEDIATELY.
-
- This software is distributed as shareware. You are entitled to use this
- software layer 3 codec for 30 days for evaluation purposes. If you want
- to continue to use this software codec after the evaluation period, or you
- want to use this software commercially, you are required to register the
- software. In the sense of these license terms, USE shall mean running one of
- the programs and/or make use of bitstreams generated by this software.
- You may give copies of the unregistered shareware version of this software
- to other people as long as no file is changed and no file is omitted.
- You may not sell, rent of lease the software to others.
-
- If you are a registered user, you are entitled to use this product for your
- own use. You may not sell, rent of lease the software to others without
- written permission of Fraunhofer IIS. You may use only one copy of the
- software at one time. You may not use this software on a network or on more
- than one computer at the same time without a licence for "concurrent use".
-
- You must not give away your personal registration code. Doing so will result
- in an infringement of copyright. Fraunhofer and/or OPTICOM retain the right
- of claims for compensation in respect of damage which occured by your giving
- away of the registration code. This claim shall also extent to all costs
- which Fraunhofer and/or OPTICOM incur in defending itself.
-
- The license and right for the use of this Software does not include the right
- to create, generate, encode or otherwise modify data or bit streams:
- o to be used, sold, published, distributed, disposed of or otherwise marketed
- via pre-recorded media, such as but not limited to CD-ROM, magnetic tapes,
- memory cards and the like;
- o to be used, sold, reproduced, published, distributed, disposed of or
- otherwise marketed via any kind of network, if a user will have to pay
- a monetary or equivalent compensation for the access, copying etc. of
- such data or bit stream;
- o for the purpose of broadcast and/or radio and/or multicast service
- transmission such as but not limited to "Internet Radio" and the like.
-
-
- WARRANTY
- ========
- Don't forget that there are no warranties associated with this software.
- While we believe that our software is reasonably bug free and well behaved,
- we are in no way responsible if our software does not work the way you would
- expect it to work. No matter if it locks up your computer, garbles your
- floppy disks or does any other harmful things to your computer - it is
- entirely your problem. Fraunhofer - IIS / OPTICOM are not liable for any
- infringments or damages of third parties' rights in consequencs of your
- use of this shareware product. Fraunhofer - IIS / OPTICOM are in no event
- liable for, respectively do not warrant the trustworthiness, quality,
- industrial exploitability, serviceability of this shareware product for
- the supposed purpose or any other purposes. All orders are subject to the
- general terms and conditions "Allgemeine Verkaufs- und Lieferbedingungen"
- of OPTICOM.
-
- This information may be subject to change. All brand and product names are
- trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
- All rights reserved.
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