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Subject: Re: Encoder plugin

Re: Encoder plugin

From: Rafaël Carré <rafael.carre_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 14:48:46 +0200

On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 11:40:14 +0200
The Seven <theseven_at_gmx.net> wrote:

> > Encoding raw pcm is a task best made on a PC, for example the same
> > PC from which you got those pcm files, because your target
> > obviously can't create pcm files (if it could record, you could
> > still chose to encode your recordings directly)
> >
>
> Is the latter really true? Can all targets with recording encode to
> all implemented codecs realtime? Or might the mp3_encoder plugin be
> needed to encode recorded PCM audio asynchronously on targets that
> aren't capable of encoding it realtime?

I think that one should better encode on a computer rather than on a
slow player, especially when you have to stop playback.

If one encoder isn't realtime it should not be built anyway so i
suppose mp3 encoding is realtime on all targets with recording

-- 
Rafaël Carré

Received on 2010-07-04

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