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Opus GUI v1.2 released!

Opus GUI v1.2 released!

Hi everyone, Late yesterday, I released v1.2 of Opus GUI: This new release brings several improvements. v1.1 was also released but was immediately superseded by v1.2 due to an uncorrected bitrate bug. First, the GUI will now display the opusenc.exe version being used. This is useful because sometimes, new opusenc versions are released which I personally compile and try to see if there’s new improvements to the audio files. The other improvement is that the software will try to detect…

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opusenc.exe 64-bit build | libopus-1.3-rc-19 + libopusenc-0.1.1-48

opusenc.exe 64-bit build | libopus-1.3-rc-19 + libopusenc-0.1.1-48

Hi everyone, Today, I provide you a build of opusenc.exe from the opus-tools package. This version includes libopus-1.3-rc-19 which includes the opus commits up to commit eb55ebf This version of opusenc.exe was compiled using Visual Studio 2017 and was compiled for 64-bit systems. You can download this new build by clicking here This build is also compatible with Opus GUI. Just replace the software opusenc.exe file with the one from this build, or download Opus GUI v1.0 with this opusenc…

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Opus GUI v1.0 released!

Opus GUI v1.0 released!

Hi everyone, Today, I have released Opus GUI v1.0, which is a tool to encode FLAC or WAV files to the Free and Open Source Opus file format: It is very easy to use, just follow these steps: Browse for a folder that contains FLAC or WAV files. Browse for a folder to store the encoded files. Write a bitrate number. I personally use 64 to encode files to 64kbit using Variable Bit Rate. Press the “Start” button. That’s all!…

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Ripping my Audio CD music collection to Opus with EAC

Ripping my Audio CD music collection to Opus with EAC

Hi everyone, Today, I did a quick experiment using a relatively new Open Source Lossy audio format called Opus, by the Xiph.Org foundation. I downloaded the opus-tools package from the official Opus Website and tried a tool called “opusenc.exe”. Wow! I was really impressed by the sound quality! I like to listen to my audio CD music collection, and I personally have them ripped to the FLAC audio format, which is a Lossless Audio Codec, but being Lossless means it…

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