benefits of registration

[ShaolinFinest]

Hi Guys,

What are the benefits of registration ?


Thanks

[ChristinaS]

Re: benefits of registration

Registration allows you to use the mp3 encoding codec after the trial period.
It also allows you to enjoy the extra features available in the PowerPack which include DSP effects, professional frequency option, varying the ripping speed for dMC Audio CD Input, ID tag editting among others. See here what is available as a Powerpack option: http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm .

[DudeBoyz]

Re: benefits of registration

You get to keep using the INTERNAL LAME codec, with all that entails.

I can't wait for the next version with 3.97 Final built in! w00t!

Yeah, it would be kinda nice if we did not have to pay for the MP3 license, cause LAME is free, but since DBPA has the codec built in internally, and is distributed as such, a license fee does have to be paid. Thankfully, $14 USD is a very reasonable rate.

AudioGrabber, another fave, supports lame EXTERNALLY, so that remains free. In a way I wish that DBPA would also do that so it too would be 100% completely free, but again, $14 is a very reasonable price, so it makes it hard to complain.

[LtData]

Re: benefits of registration

Actually, the license fee has to be paid due to Thompson having patents on the mp3 encoding process.

[DudeBoyz]

Re: benefits of registration

Actually, the license fee has to be paid due to Thompson having patents on the mp3 encoding process.

But if you did not include a default MP3 encoder as a built-in part of your program, and instead called it externally as AudioGrabber does, you would not have to pay that fee because you did not distribute the encoding tech internally, right?

So DBPA could be 100% free and you could rely on us to get the LAME.DLL ourselves, right?

[Spoon]

Re: benefits of registration

>and you could rely on us to get the LAME.DLL ourselves, right?

Which a sizable majority of users would not perhaps be able to do, they would move onto another program.

[DudeBoyz]

Re: benefits of registration

I don't know why people would not be able to find the LAME.DLL. It is all over the net...

It would also allow users to upgrade to the latest LAME version without having to wait for a re-write of DBPA code.

[LtData]

Re: benefits of registration

You can upgrade the LAME.dll at any time. However, you cannot access any of the new presets if you do this. You can instead use the LAME CLI codec with 3.97, but you have to know the command line options.

Also, dMC r12, currently in alpha, is using LAME 3.97 beta.

[DudeBoyz]

Re: benefits of registration

You can upgrade the LAME.dll at any time. However, you cannot access any of the new presets if you do this. You can instead use the LAME CLI codec with 3.97, but you have to know the command line options.

Also, dMC r12, currently in alpha, is using LAME 3.97 beta.

Presets?

I would have thought that the latest dMC would have had the Lame 3.97 Final at this stage.

[LtData]

Re: benefits of registration

When dMC r11.5 came out, LAME 3.93.1 was the current stable version. The internal LAME codec cannot easily be upgraded with an existing version, due to interface changes that are necessary for full functionality, so normally new LAME versions come with new versions of dMC.

Also, I believe the next alpha of dMC r12 will have the final version of LAME 3.97

[DudeBoyz]

Re: benefits of registration

I kinda wish you would consider an external link to LAME instead of a built-in one. AudioGrabber did that and it has worked very well.

[LtData]

Re: benefits of registration

You can use either, but the built-in one is used for simplicities sake. Also, you can replace the DLL at any time, but the interface is still set for the old dll and may not work properly. In other words, since the presets change din LAME 3.97 to -V #, the -alt-preset-insane and the like that are in the interface would not work with the new dll, but it would encode to the bitrates you select without a problem.

[DudeBoyz]

Re: benefits of registration

But hey, for $14, the program is one heck of a fantastic deal, built in MP3 or not.

It really is convenient to simply be able to right click, select a few attributes and convert a bunch of MP3's.

I like that I can specify constant bit rate 32kbps, 22khz, MONO for my spoken voice recordings (like audio books and old time radio). Thankfully, the app defaults to 16 bit depth instead of 8 bit, which is what I prefer. I cannot seem to find any setting to specify 8 bit, 16 bit or 24 bit, but again, since the converter seems to default to 16 bit, I'm in good shape.

Is there any reason why Bit Depth is not available as an option on the interface, by the way?

Anyway, I'm really looking forward to the new version getting finished so I can take advantage of the Dual Core support and full 3.97 Final support.

Thanks, and good luck with the development!