LAME 32bits version 3.99.5 (http://lame.sf.net)


The --preset switches are aliases over LAME settings.


To activate these presets:

   For VBR modes (generally highest quality):

     "--preset medium" This preset should provide near transparency
                             to most people on most music.

     "--preset standard" This preset should generally be transparent
                             to most people on most music and is already
                             quite high in quality.

     "--preset extreme" If you have extremely good hearing and similar
                             equipment, this preset will generally provide
                             slightly higher quality than the "standard"
                             mode.

   For CBR 320kbps (highest quality possible from the --preset switches):

     "--preset insane"  This preset will usually be overkill for most
                             people and most situations, but if you must
                             have the absolute highest quality with no
                             regard to filesize, this is the way to go.

   For ABR modes (high quality per given bitrate but not as high as VBR):

     "--preset <kbps>"  Using this preset will usually give you good
                             quality at a specified bitrate. Depending on the
                             bitrate entered, this preset will determine the
                             optimal settings for that particular situation.
                             While this approach works, it is not nearly as
                             flexible as VBR, and usually will not attain the
                             same level of quality as VBR at higher bitrates.

The following options are also available for the corresponding profiles:

                 standard
                 extreme
                 insane
   <cbr> (ABR Mode) - The ABR Mode is implied. To use it,
                      simply specify a bitrate. For example:
                      "--preset 185" activates this
                      preset and uses 185 as an average kbps.

   "cbr"  - If you use the ABR mode (read above) with a significant
            bitrate such as 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320,
            you can use the "cbr" option to force CBR mode encoding
            instead of the standard abr mode. ABR does provide higher
            quality but CBR may be useful in situations such as when
            streaming an mp3 over the internet may be important.

    For example:

    "--preset standard <input file> <output file>"
 or "--preset cbr 192 <input file> <output file>"
 or "--preset 172 <input file> <output file>"
 or "--preset extreme <input file> <output file>"


A few aliases are also available for ABR mode:
phone => 16kbps/mono        phon+/lw/mw-eu/sw => 24kbps/mono
mw-us => 40kbps/mono        voice => 56kbps/mono
fm/radio/tape => 112kbps    hifi => 160kbps
cd => 192kbps               studio => 256kbps
