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<li><a href="#de1c5e44">What license is LameXP released under?</a>
<li><a href="#303e5fa7">Do I have to pay for LameXP? / How can I donate to the authors of LameXP?</a>
<li><a href="#e75ad4ac">Why is the thing called "LameXP" although it does so much more?</a>
+<li><a href="#f8161df3">Why are the LameXP binaries not digitally signed (seemingly)?</a>
<li><a href="#054010d9">MP3, AAC/MP4, Vorbis, FLAC or Opus - What is the best audio format?</a>
<li><a href="#411d1257">What is the difference between the CBR, VBR and ABR rate control modes?</a>
<li><a href="#71a113b0">How do I enable AAC/MP4/M4A output (encoding) in LameXP?</a>
<li><a href="#df406578">The LameXP startup (splash screen) takes very long on my system. What can I do?</a>
<li><a href="#a923d407">Why is there a time limit (expiration) in my version of LameXP?</a>
<li><a href="#900a2a6c">Is there a way to hide/show the LameXP console ("DOS Box") window?</a>
+<li><a href="#c8870a0a">How can I change the font size in the LameXP window?</a>
<li><a href="#9b0a5c32">Why does application 'xyz' not open the Wave files created by LameXP?</a>
<li><a href="#89cbd3d0">Why does LameXP run (only) N instances/threads in parallel on my computer?</a>
<li><a href="#454e51dd">Why does LameXP try to connect to the web-server at 'xyz.com' secretly?</a>
<li><a href="#12d077d5">How can I force LameXP to create ID3 version 2 (ID3v2) tags?</a>
-<li><a href="#d83ab3c6">Why does LameXP use LAME v3.99 rather than v3.98?</a><br>
+<li><a href="#f6ca0225">What does the LAME algorithm quality option do exactly?</a>
<li><a href="#4213adbc">Can LameXP be used to convert/extract tracks from an Audio CD?</a>
<li><a href="#434f2578">Why is the maximum normalization level limited to -0.5 dB?</a>
<li><a href="#9f8ff13a">What do the different 'Equalization' modes do?</a>
<li><a href="#9c2e273d">Where can I submit bug reports or feature requests?</a>
<li><a href="#e5694e3e">What programming language is LameXP written in?</a><br>
<li><a href="#982cf1c0">Where can I find the LameXP source code?</a>
-<li><a href="#a0c1e92b">What are the prerequisites to build LameXP from the sources?</a></ul>
+<li><a href="#a0c1e92b">What are the prerequisites to build LameXP from the sources?</a>
+<li><a href="#87f001c0">How do I compile latest Qt as 'static' libraries?</a></ul>
<br><br>
<a name="be0a8459"></a><b>What platforms does LameXP run on?</b><br>
<br>
LameXP is currently being developed on the following platforms:<br><ul>
-<li>Microsoft Windows 7 (32-Bit and 64-Bit editions) with <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/gg635126" target="_blank">Service Pack 1</a>
-<li>Microsoft Windows XP with <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/bb794714" target="_blank">Service Pack 3</a></ul>
+<li>Microsoft Windows 8.1, 32-Bit and 64-Bit editions
+<li>Microsoft Windows 7 with <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5842" target="_blank">Service Pack 1</a>, 32-Bit and 64-Bit editions</ul>
<br>
The following platforms should work too, but aren't tested extensively:<br><ul>
-<li>Microsoft Windows 8 (32-Bit and 64-Bit editions)
-<li>Microsoft Windows Vista (32-Bit and 64-Bit editions) with <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dd262148" target="_blank">Service Pack 2</a>
-<li>Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition with <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17791" target="_blank">Service Pack 2</a>
-<li>Microsoft Windows 2000 with <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=4127" target="_blank">Service Pack 4</a>
+<li>Microsoft Windows XP<a href="#0f5e473a"><b>*</b></a> with <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24" target="_blank">Service Pack 3</a>
+<li>Microsoft Windows Vista with <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15278" target="_blank">Service Pack 2</a>, 32-Bit and 64-Bit editions
+<li>Microsoft Windows XP<a href="#0f5e473a"><b>*</b></a> x64 Edition with <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17791" target="_blank">Service Pack 2</a>
<li>Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dd262148" target="_blank">Service Pack 2</a>
<li>Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/gg635126" target="_blank">Service Pack 1</a>
<li>GNU/Linux (e.g. Ubuntu 12.04) using <a href="http://www.winehq.org/" target="_blank">Wine</a> v1.4+, native Linux version planned</ul>
<br>
The following "legacy" platforms are NOT supported any longer:<br><ul>
+<li>Microsoft Windows 2000
<li>Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
-<li>Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (*)
-<li>Microsoft Windows 98 (*)
+<li>Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
+<li>Microsoft Windows 98
<li>Microsoft Windows 95</ul>
<br>
-(*) Some people claim that LameXP can run on Windows 98 SE or Millennium Edition with the help of <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/kernelex/" target="_blank">KernelEx</a>.<br><br>
+<a name="0f5e473a"></a><b>[*] Note:</b> Windows XP has reached "end of life" on April 8th, 2014. This means that *no* updates or bugfixes<br>
+for Windows XP will be available beyond that date. Thus, any security vulnerabilities discovered *after* this<br>
+deadline will remain open, forever! Consequently, using Windows XP has become a security nightmare. And the<br>
+situation is only going to get worse! While LameXP will continue to support Windows XP (needs Service Pack 3)<br>
+for the foreseeable future, we *highly* recommend everybody to update to a less antiquated system now.<br>
+Windows XP support will be discontinued in a future version, when most users have migrated to a newer system.<br><br>
<br><br>
people have contributed LameXP translations. Please see the "About" dialog for details! Also please do NOT<br>
send e-mail to LoRd_MuldeR directly, if the problem or suggestion can be discussed in the <a href="#9c2e273d">support</a> forums!<br>
<br>
-More OpenSource projects by LoRd_MuldeR a
vailable at <a href="http://mulder.at.gg/" target="_blank">http://mulder.at.gg/</a> or <a href="http://mulder.googlecode.com/" target="_blank">http://mulder.googlecode.com/</a>.<br><br>
+More OpenSource projects by LoRd_MuldeR a
t <a href="http://muldersoft.com/" target="_blank">http://muldersoft.com/</a> and <a href="http://mulder.googlecode.com/" target="_blank">http://mulder.googlecode.com/</a>.<br><br>
<br><br>
<a name="de1c5e44"></a><b>What license is LameXP released under?</b><br>
<br>
-LameXP is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public<br>
-License (GPL) as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your<br>
-option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY<br>
-WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.<br>
+LameXP is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of an extended variant of<br>
+the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License,<br>
+or (at your option) any later version, but always including the *additional* restrictions defined in the<br>
+"License.txt" file. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;<br>
+without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.<br>
<br>
The licenses for most software and other practical works are designed to take away your freedom to share and<br>
change the works. By contrast, the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share<br>
-and change all versions of a program - to make sure it remains free software for all its users.<br>
+and change all versions of a program - to make sure it remains free software for all its users. LameXP<br>
+adds some additional restrictions to the license in order to keep your computer safe from unwanted software.<br>
<br>
Please see the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html" target="_blank">GNU General Public License</a> for more details!<br><br>
<br><br>
+<a name="f8161df3"></a><b>Why are the LameXP binaries not digitally signed (seemingly)?</b><br>
+<br>
+The official LameXP binaries *are* signed digitally, using GPG/GnuPG. They just are NOT signed in a way that<br>
+Microsoft Windows recognizes. For this reason, Microsoft Windows may show a fat warning that the program is<br>
+from an "unknown publisher", when trying to install or update LameXP. But you can ignore this warning safely!<br>
+<br>
+So why LameXP binaries are not digitally signed in the way Microsoft Windows recognizes? This is because<br>
+Microsoft Windows uses a *hierarchical* trust model: Windows trusts into a number of Certificate Authorities<br>
+(CA's). These CA's issue certificates to, e.g., software developers. Finally, the software developer can use<br>
+his certificate to create digital signatures. Windows will then verify the software signatures by using the<br>
+corresponding certificate. The certificate, in turn, will be verified by checking the CA's digital signature.<br>
+<br>
+Unfortunately, this process is fundamentally flawed, because it totally depends on the CA's trustworthiness!<br>
+But, as everybody should know by now, CA's can *not* be trusted at all! That is because intelligence services<br>
+and other governmental organisations can force CA's to issue "bogus" certificates! Windows would then accept<br>
+these "bogus" certificates and all software signed by it. In other words: The software will appear to have a<br>
+valid signature create by the legitimate owner of the certificate - despite it was signed by sombody else!<br>
+<br>
+So what can we do? We can use GPG/GnuPG, which is *not* flawed in this way! GPG/GnuPG uses a so-called "web<br>
+of trust". This means that you *only* trust into keys that you have either verified yourself or that someone,<br>
+whom you trust already, has verified. Most important, in GPG/GnuPG it's always YOU who decides whom you want<br>
+to trust or not. There is *no* centralized "authority" required or used. Consequently, intelligence services<br>
+and other governmental organisations will *not* be able to create "bogus" GPG/GnuPG keys, unless they can<br>
+break the cryptographic algorithms (DSA, RSA, etc. pp). But in the latter case, we would be doomed anyway ;-)<br>
+<br>
+LameXP only trusts into a signle public key, which is the public key of the LameXP developers. This key is<br>
+built into any LameXP binary. LameXP will use that key to verify the signatures of any updates (downloads)<br>
+prior to installing them on the computer. Thus, once you have a genuine copy of LameXP installed, you can be<br>
+sure that only genuine updates of LameXP will be downloaded/installed by the LameXP auto-update utility.<br>
+<br>
+<br>
+Addendum #1:<br>
+<br>
+Another important fact to understand is that digital signatures do *not* provide any information about the<br>
+security or dependability of a software. If a program contains a valid digital signature, it can be verified<br>
+that this program really originates from the person/organization who has signed the binary. But that's it!<br>
+There can be bugs and security vulnerabilities in a signed piece of software, just like in any unsigned piece<br>
+of software. There even is nothing that would prevent an attacker from digitally signing malware programs!<br>
+Though, the certificate (public key) of a malware author would hopefully(!) be revoked sooner or later.<br>
+<br>
+<br>
+Addendum #2:<br>
+<br>
+In theory it would be possibe to add a digital signature that Windows recognizes to LameXP, just to get rid<br>
+of the warning message. However, this would require a code signing certificate from one of the CA's that<br>
+Windows accepts. But CA's don't issue certificates for free! They sell at approx. 150€ per year. But, because<br>
+LameXP is a non-profit OpenSource project, the developers can NOT afford buying a code signing certificate.<br>
+<br>
+If anybody is willing to contribute a code signing certificate to the LameXP project, please contact us! ;-)<br>
+<br>
+<br>
+The finperprint of the LameXP GPG/GnuPG signing key:<br>
+<font class="code"><b>3265784425BF2B394F67CE07106A413D6CF3FA22</b></font><br>
+<br>
+The complete LameXP GPG/GnuPG public signing key:<br>
+<table class="code"><tr><td>-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----<br>
+Version: GnuPG v2.0.21 (MingW32)<br>
+<br>
+mQGiBEp0LDgRBACbZhtVHbb4tWlJCCxQ3eH9TQ3zUYrI2UHN94Yk8MJGEO1Fxigg<br>
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+y4LOcxEwSc3P09cDL112fEFKs36d7OPYR6DXk75hWRwsnd0snJEnDHMVKwCgqCsn<br>
+9y5rxTeH32sNytkdMMijkD0D/RrNZiCr/uQcT695oLsYkemNQzbN+hd5bmkkXnRi<br>
+H27kHeeY1G1zLLFfTk7yKm7UZrTpMYxCXS80ORs9RF9rL8bnzzSiBAIHEz4uc5SD<br>
+oH7K3Y526SZ4m4GOLnlVTisd9FXpm0YHB/MXMRrNLZbSzveS3pOEmRny0yeI13cU<br>
+y8tqA/4xjW2DPlwB7lIUOcPyXa9pmAkLApCYF4CwUwKw4df6s+4txWkvuD0cJlli<br>
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+ACAFAkp0LDgCGwMGCwkIBwMCBBUCCAMEFgIDAQIeAQIXgAAKCRAQakE9bPP6IqKr<br>
+AJ4541p84C0jD/MdL1akNsUtAQOBrwCcDAumPHDCj7wfmmeY/KN+jOmrp8G5BA0E<br>
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+GU/0eVWp19LeQN92zcmRN0JcJtu71T6Pcel9ZttEy/xyNyOrqhMP7vDd2sExwsYZ<br>
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+uhZnmF9iIfovqAe60soJ+uH6UOnxEB6LHZNhiohJBBgRAgAJBQJKdCw4AhsMAAoJ<br>
+EBBqQT1s8/oi0RsAniNAOQRb8roflIOXVmeW3uB50RVtAJwLS5O19VD1W0HxjNZ6<br>
+sE7XdEZn+w==<br>
+=WDwE<br>
+-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----</td></tr></table><br>
+
+<br><br>
+
<a name="054010d9"></a><b>MP3, AAC/MP4, Vorbis, FLAC or Opus - What is the best audio format?</b><br>
<br>
This question can NOT be answered in general. The best audio format is the format that works best for you!<br>
download. However the license doesn't allow redistribution! Therefore we can NOT ship the Nero encoder along<br>
with LameXP. Instead you will have to obtain the Nero encoder as a separate download from the official "Nero<br>
Digital" web-site. Currently you'll find the latest Nero AAC Encoder version at this location:<br><ul>
-<li><a href="http://www.nero.com/deu/downloads-nerodigital-nero-aac-codec.php" target="_blank">http://www.nero.com/deu/downloads-nerodigital-nero-aac-codec.php</a>
-<li><a href="http://ftp6.nero.com/tools/" target="_blank">http://ftp6.nero.com/tools/</a></ul>
+<li><a href="http://www.nero.com/eng/company/about-nero/nero-aac-codec.php" target="_blank">http://www.nero.com/eng/company/about-nero/nero-aac-codec.php</a>
+<li><a href="http://ftp6.nero.com/tools/NeroAACCodec-1.5.1.zip" target="_blank">http://ftp6.nero.com/tools/NeroAACCodec-1.5.1.zip</a></ul>
<br>
After you have downloaded the Nero AAC Encoder as a ZIP file, you must "install" the encoder binaries, so<br>
LameXP can use them. Simply unzip the files 'neroAacEnc.exe', 'neroAacDec.exe' as well as 'neroAacTag.exe' to<br>
be installed. Both, QuickTime and iTunes, can be <a href="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/" target="_blank">downloaded for free</a> from the official Apple web-site.<br>
<br>
In order to enable the QAAC Encoder support you will also need the 'QAAC Encoder Add-in' for LameXP:<br><ul>
-<li><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/o5is7bqporboa7b/LameXP.qaac-addin.2012-08-05.zip" target="_blank">http://www.mediafire.com/file/o5is7bqporboa7b/LameXP.qaac-addin.2012-08-05.zip</a>
-<li><a href="http://mulder.brhack.net/public/add-in/LameXP.qaac-addin.2012-08-05.zip" target="_blank">http://mulder.brhack.net/public/add-in/LameXP.qaac-addin.2012-08-05.zip</a></ul>
+<li><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download/38nv297501obvwv/LameXP.qaac-addin.2014-01-19.zip" target="_blank">http://www.mediafire.com/download/38nv297501obvwv/LameXP.qaac-addin.2014-01-19.zip</a>
+<li><a href="http://sf.net/projects/lamexp/files/Miscellaneous/Add-ins/qaac/LameXP.qaac-addin.2014-01-19.zip/download" target="_blank">http://sf.net/projects/lamexp/files/Miscellaneous/Add-ins/qaac/LameXP.qaac-addin.2014-01-19.zip</a>
+<li><a href="http://muldersoft.com/misc/lamexp/add-ins/LameXP.qaac-addin.2014-01-19.zip" target="_blank">http://muldersoft.com/misc/lamexp/add-ins/LameXP.qaac-addin.2014-01-19.zip</a></ul>
<br>
Please follow the install instructions that are included with the 'QAAC Encoder Add-in' download package!<br>
Note that you do NOT need to install this Add-in, if you only want to use the Nero AAC Encoder.<br>
FHG AAC Encoder<br>
<br>
Optionally LameXP also supports the FHG AAC Encoder now. Just like the Nero encoder, the FHG encoder can NOT<br>
-be redistributed along with LameXP. However the FHG AAC Encoder is included with Winamp v5.62, which is<br>
+be redistributed along with LameXP. However the FHG AAC Encoder is included with Winamp (v5.62+), which is<br>
available as a free download (you don't need to buy the "Pro" version!) from the official Winamp web-site at:<br><ul>
-<li><a href="http://www.winamp.com/media-player/" target="_blank">http://www.winamp.com/media-player/</a>
-<li><a href="http://download.nullsoft.com/winamp/client/winamp5623_full_emusic-7plus_all.exe" target="_blank">http://download.nullsoft.com/winamp/client/winamp5623_full_emusic-7plus_all.exe</a></ul>
+<li><a href="http://www.winamp.com/media-player/en" target="_blank">http://www.winamp.com/media-player/en</a>
+<li><a href="http://download.nullsoft.com/winamp/client/winamp5666_full_en-us.exe" target="_blank">http://download.nullsoft.com/winamp/client/winamp5666_full_en-us.exe</a>
+<li><a href="http://www.free-codecs.com/winamp_download.htm" target="_blank">http://www.free-codecs.com/winamp_download.htm</a></ul>
<br>
In order to enable the FHG AAC Encoder support you will also need the 'FHG AAC Encoder Add-in' for LameXP:<br><ul>
<li><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/ni7w4323pqub9x3/LameXP.fhgaacenc-addin.2012-08-06.zip" target="_blank">http://www.mediafire.com/file/ni7w4323pqub9x3/LameXP.fhgaacenc-addin.2012-08-06.zip</a>
-<li><a href="http://mulder.brhack.net/public/add-in/LameXP.fhgaacenc-addin.2012-08-06.zip" target="_blank">http://mulder.brhack.net/public/add-in/LameXP.fhgaacenc-addin.2012-08-06.zip</a></ul>
+<li><a href="http://sf.net/projects/lamexp/files/Miscellaneous/Add-ins/fhgaac/LameXP.fhgaacenc-addin.2012-08-06.zip/download" target="_blank">http://sf.net/projects/lamexp/files/Miscellaneous/Add-ins/fhgaac/LameXP.fhgaacenc-addin.2012-08-06.zip</a>
+<li><a href="http://muldersoft.com/misc/lamexp/add-ins/LameXP.fhgaacenc-addin.2012-08-06.zip" target="_blank">http://muldersoft.com/misc/lamexp/add-ins/LameXP.fhgaacenc-addin.2012-08-06.zip</a></ul>
<br>
Please follow the install instructions that are included with the 'FHG AAC Encoder Add-in' download package!<br>
Note that you do NOT need to install this Add-in, if you only want to use the Nero AAC Encoder.<br><br>
<a name="df406578"></a><b>The LameXP startup (splash screen) takes very long on my system. What can I do?</b><br>
<br>
-Starting up LameXP shouldn't take longer than approximately 10 seconds. However it was brought to our<br>
-attention that badly optimized anti-virus software can slow down the startup procedure a lot! On our test<br>
-system (Windows 7 running on an Intel Core2 Q6600 with 4 GB of RAM) starting up LameXP takes about 3 seconds<br>
-without an anti-virus software and about 6 seconds with the "real-time protection" of Microsoft Security<br>
-Essentials enabled. With other anti-virus software the startup was delayed up to 20 seconds and more!<br>
+During the startup procedure, LameXP has to extract some "helper" files to the TEMP directory. This can take<br>
+a few moments. However, this extraction process shouldn't take longer than approximately 10 seconds. On our<br>
+test system (Windows 7 running on an old Core2 Q6600 with 4 GB of RAM) starting up LameXP takes ~1.7 seconds.<br>
+<br>
+Unfortunately, it was brought to our attention that poorly optimized anti-virus software might slow down the<br>
+startup procedure a lot! As mentioned above, on our test system, the startup procedure takes 1.7 seconds. And<br>
+that is with the "real-time protection" of Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) enabled! Without the real-time<br>
+scanner, the startup time reduces even further, to less than 0.2 seconds. At the same time, as users have<br>
+reported to us, some other anti-virus software can increase the startup delay by as much as 20.0 seconds !!!<br>
<br>
So if you think that LameXP is starting up too slow on your system, you should temporarily(!) disable or<br>
-uninstall your current anti-virus program and try again. Usually it should be sufficient to disable only the<br>
-"real-time protection", "file system protection" or "guard" feature of your anti-virus software. If it turns<br>
-out that the startup is significantly(!) faster WITHOUT the anti-virus software, please report the problem to<br>
-the developer of the anti-virus software. And, if they don't fix the problem, switch to a better product!<br><br>
+uninstall the "real-time scanner" or "guard" (or whatever it is called) of your current "anti-virus" software<br>
+and then try again. If it turns out that the startup of LameXP becomes significantly(!) faster as soon as the<br>
+anti-virus software does *not* interfere with the extraction process, then please report the problem to the<br>
+developer of the anti-virus software. And, if they don't fix the problem, switch to a better product ;-)<br>
+<br>
+In short: If LameXP takes very long for starting up, then most likely poor "anti-virus" software is to balme.<br><br>
<br><br>
<br><br>
+<a name="c8870a0a"></a><b>How can I change the font size in the LameXP window?</b><br>
+<br>
+Sometimes it may be required to adjust the font size, e.g. when working on a "high DPI" screen. The best way<br>
+to adjust the font size is tweaking the DPI settings of your system. On modern Windows operating systems,<br>
+this option can be found at the "Display" options at the Control Panel. Simply select, e.g., "Medium" (125%)<br>
+or "Larger" (150%) to increase the size of all GUI widgets, including larger fonts. LameXP is based on Qt and<br>
+therefore is fully "DPI aware". This means it will respect the system's DPI settings - without(!) blurring.<br>
+<br>
+In rare cases you may which to adjust the font-size only inside the LameXP window, but *not* effect any other<br>
+applications. For this particular purpose, LameXP offers the following command-line options:<br>
+<blockquote><table>
+<tr><td><font class="code">--tiny-font </font></td><td> </td><td>Enforces very small font size (75%)</td></tr>
+<tr><td><font class="code">--small-font</font></td><td> </td><td>Enforces smaller font size (87.5%)</td></tr>
+<tr><td><font class="code">--big-font </font></td><td> </td><td>Enforces larger font size (125%)</td></tr>
+<tr><td><font class="code">--huge-font </font></td><td> </td><td>Enforces very large font size (150%)</td></tr>
+</table></blockquote>
+
+<br><br>
+
<a name="9b0a5c32"></a><b>Why does application 'xyz' not open the Wave files created by LameXP?</b><br>
<br>
Some of the decoders used in LameXP will insert an additional 'JUNK' chunk into the Wave/RIFF file, right<br>
parallel instances is eight. On systems with 32 cores, the maximum number of parallel instances is eleven.<br>
And on systems with 64 cores, the maximum number of parallel instances is 16. 16 is the upper limit.<br>
<br>
-<a href="http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/1428/corestoinstancesbig.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/1428/corestoinstancesbig.th.png" border="0" alt="thumb"></a><br>
+<a href="http://i.imgur.com/QbS47Wi.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/QbS47Wis.png" border="1px" alt="thumb"></a><br>
<br>
You may wonder why LameXP doesn't always create one instance for each CPU core. In theory, the more instances<br>
we run in parallel, the more CPU cores can be utilized - until all CPU cores are busy and the overall CPU<br>
<br><br>
-<a name="d83ab3c6"></a><b>Why does LameXP use LAME v3.99 rather than v3.98?</b><br>
+<a name="f6ca0225"></a><b>What does the LAME algorithm quality option do exactly?</b><br>
<br>
-LAME v3.99 contains the latest improvements and bugfixes of the LAME mp3 encoder, but it's less tested than<br>
-the older 3.98 release series. The most important reason why LAME v3.99 is used in LameXP v4.xx is because<br>
-LameXP v4.xx focuses on proper Unicode support, but LAME v3.98 did NOT support Unicode filenames or Unicode<br>
-meta tags (through the CLI front-end, on the Windows platform). However LAME v3.99 finally does!<br>
+The sound quality of MP3 files is influenced primarily by the chosen bitrate (ABR/CBR mode) or by the chosen<br>
+VBR quality level. These options control the "file size -vs- quality" trade-off. That means, you can get a<br>
+better quality at the cost of a bigger file (increased bitrate); or you can get a smaller file at the cost of<br>
+reduced sound quality (decreased bitrate). The "algorithm quality" is yet another way to control the quality.<br>
<br>
-So far we have not encountered any noteworthy problems with LAME v3.99. If, however, you encounter a problem<br>
-with LAME v3.99, please report your finding to the <a href="http://lame.sourceforge.net/contact.php" target="_blank">LAME development team</a>. Do NOT submit any LAME-specific bug<br>
-reports to the LameXP developers, as we generally cannot analyze/fix problems specific to the LAME encoder.<br>
+While the chosen bitrate (or VBR level) influences the resulting file size, the algorithm quality does not!<br>
+Instead, the algorithm quality controls the "encoding speed -vs- quality" trade-off. That means, you can get<br>
+a better sound quality at the cost of increased encoding time (higher algorithm quality); or you can get a<br>
+faster encoding speed at the cost of reduced sound quality (lower algorithm quality). Note that while the<br>
+algorithm quality does influence the encoding speed, it does NOT influence the decoding speed at all. Also<br>
+note, again, that the chosen algorithm quality does NOT influence the resulting file's bitrate at all.<br>
<br>
-[UPDATE] LAME v3.99 Final was release on 2011-10-15, so that is the official "stable" version now! [/UPDATE]<br><br>
+The LAME algorithm quality is an integral value between "0" (best/slowest) and "9" (worst/fastest), but NOT<br>
+all of the possible values currently have a distinct effect! More specifically, the following table applies:<br>
+<br>
+For CBR and ARB modes:<ul>
+<li>0: Use slowest & best possible version of all algorithms
+<li>3: Default value, good speed, good quality
+<li>7: Very fast, ok quality (psycho acoustics are used for pre-echo & M/S, but NO noise shaping)
+<li>9: Disables almost all algorithms including psy-model, poor quality</ul>
+For (new) VBR mode only:<ul>
+<li>0 to 4: Use the best algorithm (slower)
+<li>5 to 9: Use the not so good algorithm (faster)</ul>
+<br>
+The "algorithm quality" options available in LameXP will be mapped to "0", "3", "7" and "9", respecitly. Note<br>
+that option "0" (best quality) is only very slightly better than "3" (high quality), but significant slower!<br><br>
<br><br>
reconstructed analogue signal it is possible to have voltages that are higher than the highest digital sample<br>
in the audio track! This is illustrated in the following image (samples are represented as tiny squares):<br>
<br>
-<a target="_blank" href="http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9153/sine0dbfs.png"><img src="http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9153/sine0dbfs.th.png" border="0" alt="thumb"></a><br>
+<a target="_blank" href="http://i.imgur.com/5dmIUOZ.png"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/5dmIUOZs.png" border="1px" alt="thumb"></a><br>
<br>
Consequently normalizing the sample values to 0dBFS is NOT a very good idea, as this may very well result in<br>
a reconstructed analogue signal which exceeds(!) 0dBFS. And, as the analogue parts of the playback equipment<br>
<br><br>
-<a name="328b0a18"></a><b>Why do I get the error 'Executable requires Windows 2000 or later' on startup?</b><br>
+<a name="328b0a18"></a><b>Why do I get the error 'Executable requires Windows XP or later' on startup?</b><br>
<a name="3ffe490e"></a><b>Why do I get the error 'The procedure entry point <Something> could not be located' on startup?</b><br>
<a name="01922741"></a><b>Why do I get the error 'LameXP.exe is not a valid Win32 application' on startup?</b><br>
<br>
You are trying to run LameXP on a platform that is NOT supported, such as Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows<br>
-Millennium Edition, Windows NT 4.0. There is nothing you can do about that, except for updating to a less<br>
-antiquated OS. Running an outdated and unsupported OS is a severe security risk anyway!<br>
+Millennium Edition, Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000. There is nothing you can do about that, except for<br>
+updating to a less antiquated OS. Running an outdated and unsupported OS is a severe security risk anyway!<br>
<br>
Note: This error can also occur, if your system has been configured to run LameXP in <a href="#e7c9ae2b">compatibility mode</a>.<br><br>
<a name="8dba381f"></a><b>Where can I download the latest version of LameXP?</b><br>
<br>
The latest "official" release of LameXP can be found on the following mirrors:<br><ul>
-<li><a href="https://github.com/lordmulder/LameXP/downloads" target="_blank">https://github.com/lordmulder/LameXP/downloads</a>
-<li><a href="https://bitbucket.org/lord_mulder/lamexp/downloads" target="_blank">https://bitbucket.org/lord_mulder/lamexp/downloads</a>
+<li><a href="https://github.com/lordmulder/LameXP/releases/latest" target="_blank">https://github.com/lordmulder/LameXP/releases/latest</a>
<li><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/lamexp/files/" target="_blank">http://sourceforge.net/projects/lamexp/files/</a>
-<li><a href="http://code.google.com/p/mulder/downloads/list" target="_blank">http://code.google.com/p/mulder/downloads/list</a></ul>
-
+<li><a href="http://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=13288" target="_blank">http://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=13288</a>
+<li><a href="https://lamexp.codeplex.com/releases/" target="_blank">https://lamexp.codeplex.com/releases/</a>
+<li><a href="https://bitbucket.org/lord_mulder/lamexp/downloads" target="_blank">https://bitbucket.org/lord_mulder/lamexp/downloads</a>
+<li><a href="https://www.assembla.com/spaces/lamexp/documents" target="_blank">https://www.assembla.com/spaces/lamexp/documents</a>
+<li><a href="http://www.free-codecs.com/lamexp_download.htm" target="_blank">http://www.free-codecs.com/lamexp_download.htm</a>
+<li><a href="http://www.videohelp.com/tools/LameXP" target="_blank">http://www.videohelp.com/tools/LameXP</a></ul>
<br><br>
<a name="9c2e273d"></a><b>Where can I submit bug reports or feature requests?</b><br>
<a name="982cf1c0"></a><b>Where can I find the LameXP source code?</b><br>
<br>
LameXP is developed using the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_(software)" target="_blank">Git</a> revision control system. You can access one of the public mirrors:<br><ul>
+<li><font class="code">git clone git://git.code.sf.net/p/lamexp/code lamexp-src</font> (<a href="http://sourceforge.net/p/lamexp/code/" target="_blank">Browse</a>)
+<li><font class="code">git clone git://git.berlios.de/lamexp lamexp-src</font> (<a href="http://git.berlios.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=lamexp" target="_blank">Browse</a>)
<li><font class="code">git clone https://github.com/lordmulder/LameXP.git lamexp-src</font> (<a href="https://github.com/lordmulder/LameXP" target="_blank">Browse</a>)
+<li><font class="code">git clone https://git01.codeplex.com/lamexp lamexp-src</font> (<a href="https://lamexp.codeplex.com/SourceControl/latest" target="_blank">Browse</a>)
<li><font class="code">git clone https://bitbucket.org/lord_mulder/lamexp.git lamexp-src</font> (<a href="https://bitbucket.org/lord_mulder/lamexp/src" target="_blank">Browse</a>)
-<li><font class="code">git clone http://git.code.sf.net/p/lamexp/code lamexp-src</font> (<a href="http://sourceforge.net/p/lamexp/code/" target="_blank">Browse</a>)
-<li><font class="code">git clone https://git.gitorious.org/lamexp/lamexp.git lamexp-src</font> (<a href="http://gitorious.org/lamexp/lamexp/trees/master" target="_blank">Browse</a>)</ul>
+<li><font class="code">git clone git://gitorious.org/lamexp/lamexp.git lamexp-src</font> (<a href="http://gitorious.org/lamexp/lamexp/trees/master" target="_blank">Browse</a>)
+<li><font class="code">git clone git://git.assembla.com/lamexp.git lamexp-src</font> (<a href="https://www.assembla.com/code/lamexp/git/nodes" target="_blank">Browse</a>)</ul>
<br>
In case you are new to Git or want to extend your knowledge, have a look at the <a href="http://git-scm.com/book/en" target="_blank">Pro Git</a> book by Scott Chacon!<br>
For Windows users, we highly recommend using <a href="http://msysgit.github.com/" target="_blank">MSYS Git</a> in conjunction with the superb <a href="http://tortoisegit.googlecode.com/" target="_blank">Tortoise Git</a> front-end.<br><br>
<a name="a0c1e92b"></a><b>What are the prerequisites to build LameXP from the sources?</b><br>
<br>
LameXP is currently being developed using the following build environment:<br><ul>
-<li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/express" target="_blank">Visual Studio 2010</a> with Service Pack 1, running on Windows 7 with Service Pack 1
-<li><a href="http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/downloads#qt-lib" target="_blank">Qt libraries 4.8.3</a> for Windows (MSVC 2010)
-<li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8442" target="_blank">Windows Platform SDK v7.1</a> (Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4)
-<li>The minimum supported build platform is Windows XP with Service Pack 2</ul>
+<li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/downloads#d-2013-express" target="_blank">Visual Studio 2013</a>, running on Windows 7 with Service Pack 1
+<li><a href="http://qt-project.org/downloads#qt-lib" target="_blank">Qt libraries 4.8.5</a> for Windows
+<li>Windows Platform SDK v7.1A, included with Visual Studio 2013 or Visual Studio 2012 (Update-3)
+<li>The minimum supported *build* platform is Windows 7 (x86 and x64)</ul>
<br>
Also note the following hints:<br><ul>
<li>Run <font class="code">qtvars.bat</font> (or <font class="code">qtenv2.bat</font>) before launching Visual Studio in order to set up the Qt environment
-<li>Visual Studio 2008 solution/project files are still provided for people targeting Windows 2000
-<li>In order to make "fully static" builds of LameXP, you need to compile/download <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/lamexp/files/Miscellaneous/Qt%20Libraries/" target="_blank">Qt as 'static' libraries</a>
+<li>In order to make "fully static" builds of LameXP, you'll need <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/lamexp/files/Miscellaneous/Qt%20Libraries/" target="_blank">Qt as 'static' libraries</a> (see below!)
<li>The Windows Platform SDK v6.0A should work as well, but there may be a few limitations
-<li>Only the "fully static" builds may still run on Windows 2000, due to <a href="http://code.google.com/p/mulder/source/browse/trunk/Utils/EncodePointerLib/README.txt" target="_blank">workarounds</a> we implemented
-<li>Support for the GNU Toolchain (GCC/MinGW + Make) is planned for a future version</ul>
+<li>Support for the GNU Toolchain (GCC/MinGW + MSYS/Make) is planned for a future version of LameXP</ul>
<br>
In order to use the LameXP deployment scripts you need the following tools:<br><ul>
-<li>Visual Studio 2010 with Service Pack 1 <b>+</b> Desktop Qt v4.8.x (MSVC 2010)
+<li>Visual Studio (Express) 2013 for Windows Desktop <b>+</b> Desktop Qt v4.8.x (VS 2010)
<li><a href="http://www.7-zip.org/" target="_blank">7-Zip</a> - file archiver with a high compression ratio
<li><a href="http://nsis.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">NSIS</a> - Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (<a href="http://www.scratchpaper.com/" target="_blank">Unicode version</a> recommended!)<ul>
<li><a href="http://nsis.sourceforge.net/StdUtils_plug-in" target="_blank">StdUtils plug-in</a>
<li><a href="http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Inetc_plug-in" target="_blank">Inetc plug-in</a>
<li><a href="http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=329990" target="_blank">Aero plug-in</a></ul>
<li><a href="http://upx.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">UPX</a> - the Ultimate Packer for eXecutables
-<li><a href="http://www.matcode.com/mpress.htm" target="_blank">MPRESS</a> - high-performance executable packer for PE32/PE32+
-<li><a href="ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/binary/" target="_blank">GnuPG</a> - the GNU Privacy Guard v1.4.x<div style="height:7px"></div>
+<li style="margin-bottom:0.48em"><a href="ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/binary/" target="_blank">GnuPG</a> - the GNU Privacy Guard v1.4.x
<li>NOTE: Copy <font class="code">buildenv.template.txt</font> to <font class="code">buildenv.txt</font> and edit the paths as needed!</ul>
-<br>
-Instructions to build <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/lamexp/files/Miscellaneous/Qt%20Libraries/" target="_blank">Qt as 'static' libraries</a>:<br><ul>
-<li>Make sure Visual Studio 2010 and Strawberry Perl for Windows are installed
-<li>Download and extract the Qt 4.8.x source code package
-<li>Open a new command window (cmd.exe)
+
+<br><br>
+
+<a name="87f001c0"></a><b>How do I compile latest Qt as 'static' libraries?</b><br>
+<br>
+In order to make "fully static" builds of LameXP, i.e. builds that don't depend pn any DLL's except for the<br>
+obligatory operating system DLL's, you'll need to compile Qt as 'static' libraries. The following simple<br>
+instructions should make it easy to build Qt from the sources and as "static" libraries:<br><ul>
+<li>Make sure Visual Studio 2013 or Visual Studio 2012 with Update-3 (or later) is installed
+<li>Make sure <a href="http://strawberryperl.com/" target="_blank">Strawberry</a> Perl for Windows and <a href="http://www.activestate.com/activepython/downloads" target="_blank">Python</a> 2.7 are installed
+<li><a href="http://qt-project.org/downloads" target="_blank">Download</a> and <a href="http://www.rarlabs.com/" target="_blank">extract</a> the Qt 4.8.x source code package (e.g. to <font class="code">C:\QtSources\4.8.x</font>)
+<li>Edit the file <font class="code">mkspecs\win32-msvc2010\qmake.conf</font> from your Qt Sources directory as follows:<ul>
+<li style="margin-bottom:0.33em">Old: <font class="diff_del">QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE = -O2 -MD</font><br>New: <font class="diff_add">QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE = -O2 -MT <more optimization flags here></font>
+<li>Old: <font class="diff_del">QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE_WITH_DEBUGINFO += -O2 -MD -Zi</font><br>New: <font class="diff_add">QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE_WITH_DEBUGINFO += -O2 -MT -Zi <more optimization flags here></font></ul>
+<li>Open a new command window (cmd.exe) - use this very same console for all upcoming steps!
<li>Add Strawberry Perl to your PATH (e.g. <font class="code">set PATH=C:\strawberry\perl\bin;%PATH%</font>)
-<li>Now run <font class="code">vcvarsall.bat</font> form your Visual C++ install directory - within the same console!
+<li>Add Python 2.7 to your PATH (e.g. <font class="code">set PATH=C:\python27;%PATH%</font>)
+<li>Run <font class="code">vcvarsall.bat x86</font> form your Visual C++ install directory - within the same console!
<li>Change the current directory to the Qt Sources path (e.g. <font class="code">C:\QtSources\4.8.x</font>)
-<li>Finally run <font class="code">configure.exe -release -static -ltcg <more options></font> and wait for completion
-<li>You can now open and build the solution files (e.g. <font class="code">src\corelib\QtCore.sln</font> in Visual Studio
-<li>Make sure you select the "Release" configuration for your builds!
-<li>It is also required to change "Code Generation ⇒ Runtime Library" to "/MT" for all projects!
-<li>Libraries you
need to build for LameXP include the following:<ul>
+<li>Run <font class="code">configure.exe -release -static -ltcg -qt-zlib -qt-libpng -qt-libjpeg -qt-libtiff -qt-libmng</font><ul>
+<li>Hint: For Visual Studio 2013 you currently need to add <font class="code">-platform win32-msvc2012</font> too</ul>
+<li>Now the makefiles should have been generated, so simply enter <font class="code">nmake /B</font> and be patient - voilà!
+<li>The build process is going to take good amount of time. Once done, make sure you got all needed libs
+<li>Libraries you
'll need to build LameXP as a "static" binary include the following:<ul>
<li>lib\qtmain.lib
<li>lib\QtCore.lib
<li>lib\QtGui.lib
<li>lib\QtSvg.lib
<li>lib\QtXml.lib
-<li>plugins\imageformats\qgif.lib
<li>plugins\imageformats\qico.lib
-<li>plugins\imageformats\qsvg.lib</ul>
-<li>Put the static *.lib files into the 'LameXP\etc\Prerequisites\qt4_static\lib' directory
-<li>ImageFormat plugins go to 'LameXP\etc\Prerequisites\qt4_static\plugins\imageformats'</ul>
+<li>plugins\imageformats\qsvg.lib
+<li>plugins\imageformats\qtga.lib</ul>
+<li>Put all the static <font class="code">*.lib</font> files into the 'LameXP\etc\Prerequisites\qt4_static\lib' directory
+<li>ImageFormat plugins go to 'LameXP\etc\Prerequisites\qt4_static\plugins\imageformats'
+<li style="margin-bottom:0.48em">Congratulations, you should now be prepared to build the <font class="code">Release_Static</font> configuration of LameXP :-)
+<li>NOTE: Static libraries only work with the same compiler (version) they were built with!</ul>
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