[mythtv] [PATCH] MP3 options for TV recording

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 12:47:22PM +1300, David Zanetti wrote:

> On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> 
> > This control does not affect the quality of the algorithm.  It should
> > probably be renamed "Quality", regardless of what the underlying setting is
> > named.
> 
> Odd, because that's exactly how the function is described in lame.h:
> 
> /*
>  internal algorithm selection.  True quality is determined by the bitrate
>  but this variable will effect quality by selecting expensive or cheap
>  algorithms.
>  quality=0..9.  0=best (very slow).  9=worst.
>  recommended:  2     near-best quality, not too slow
>                5     good quality, fast
>                7     ok quality, really fast
> */
> int CDECL lame_set_quality(lame_global_flags *, int);
> 
> .. and that's what the mp3quality setting calls even before this patch. I
> note the command-line lame has the same descriptions of the option.

It was a jibe about the wording; "quality of the algorithm" sounds like it's
making the algorithm better, rather than selecting between algorithms of
different quality/expense.

-- 
 - mdz