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MuseP3 - 0.3b

GUI for the LAME MP3 encoder

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All Time:	(3.2)
This Version:	(3.0)
Current Version:	0.3b
Release Date:	2003-01-18
License:	Beta
Downloads (this version):	4,494
Downloads (all versions):	5,773
Price:	null

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Product Description:

This is a GUI for LAME which is a MP3 encoder that produces high quality sound. MuseP3 allows configuration of most of LAME's options with an interface instead of the normal command-line (from the Terminal). With MuseP3, select file(s) to encode as a MP3, set the desired options (including frequency cutoff, ID3 tags, encoding type, and bitrate), set an output folder, and click "Encode". The Terminal will open and begin encoding with the settings. The Terminal will show the progress and can be quit when encoding is complete. See the QuickStart or ReadMe for more usage information.

Note: It is not necessary to install LAME to use MuseP3

What's new in this version:

Batch encoding added
- can add multiple files to batch list at one time (hold shift)
- can remove multiple files from batch list at one time (hold shift)
- output filename for each file set to input filename by default
- output filename for each file can be changed in "Title" column of batch list
- hitting delete key with files selected in batch list removes them from the list
Main window transparency now saved between runs
Option to encode using LAME's presets added
File extensions of input files can now be in all caps
Checks that the output folder exists
Items added to File menu for:
- adding files to batch list
- removing files from batch list
- beginning the encode
Values stored preferences now displayed in Preferences window

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

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Backslash is your friend! ;o) - Version: 0.3b, 11/15/2004 11:50PM PST

Tee Jay

FYI to those who are not command-line savvy: When you enter track/artist/other names in this app, precede any spaces or special characters with a backslash (on Apple keyboards, this is the key above the Return key). Of course, you'll also need to remove all spaces and special characters from your file name before you begin. Additionally, it's best to open from and save to your Desktop, so there won't be spaces in the path. These things should help.

To the developer: In a future version, you can fix the first part by automatically inserting a backslash before all non-alphanumeric characters that the user inputs. If you can't figure out how to do that, you can just insert a backslash before every character input by the user... dirty, but in theory it should work as well.