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iTunes-LAME Encoder - 2.0.8

convert cd & aac to mp3 with lame

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All Time:	(4.3)
Version 2.0.8:	(4.2)
Selected Version:	2.0.8
Release Date:	2004-08-18
License:	Freeware
Downloads (version 2.0.8):	90,283
Downloads (all versions):	172,904

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Product Description:

The iTunes-LAME Encoder combines the simple interface of iTunes and the high quality of the LAME encoder.

Features:

Supports international titles and has multiprocessor support.
Can convert AAC and other audio files to MP3s.
Can cache tracks to disk for faster encoding.

What's new in this version:

Bug fixes and feature requests.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
iTunes 4.x

Feedback Summary:

Version 2.0.8:
Overall Rating:	(4.2)	Features:	(4.2)	Support:	(3.4)
Ease of Use:	(3.8)	Quality / Stability:	(4.2)	Price:	(5.0)

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Better with tags, but slower - Version: 2.0.9.34, 1/31/2008 12:00AM PST

huzzam

I'm glad to see they've worked out the tagging issues. Now all the tags seem to make it to the encoded files, though some Unicode still gets mangled (accented Greek characters, so far, in my experience). Still, a definite improvement over 2.0.8, which just lost ~75% of tags!

I do notice, though, that this version runs at about 40% the speed of 2.0.8 on my Core 2 Duo 2gHz Macbook. I thought maybe I had a PowerPC version, but Activity Monitor shows it as Intel. I used to get around 12x encoding with "--preset standard", and now I'm at 4.5x. Any ideas?

Also tried Max and XLD-GUI - Version: 2.0.9.34, 12/26/2007 10:33AM PST

decadence

Max is okay but doesn't put the artist and title tags in the right place which means long hand clean up (iTunes does a much better job).

XLD-GUI freezes/locks the computer while being run and even after a force-quit. Toxic application.

Does the job and does it well - Version: 2.0.9.34, 12/26/2007 10:30AM PST

decadence

You don't want to go to the dead version on the author's site. Alcor is doing something but whatever it is, it isn't Quicksilver and it isn't iTunes-Lame Encoder.

Latest version on Google code.

Lots of Intel and UTF fixes here.

Works a treat on quad intel (runs two concurrent encodings) after caching.