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   4 <h3>LameXP - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</h3><br>
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   6 <b>What is LameXP ???</b><br>
   7 <br>
   8 LameXP is a graphical user-interface for a number of audio encoders. It was developed to support a huge<br>
   9 number of input formats. File formats are detected reliably using MediaInfo. Compressed audio formats are<br>
  10 decoded to uncompressed Wave files using suitable CLI audio decoders. Furthermore LameXP allows batch<br>
  11 processing of multiple audio files. Multithreading is implemented by processing several audio files<br>
  12 concurrently. All the third-party tools incorporated in LameXP are listed in the "About" dialog. The Nero AAC<br>
  13 encoder cannot be redistribited due to licensing issues; it is availabel as a free download from the public<br>
  14 Nero web-site. Note: LameXP does NOT use/need any "external" audio decoders. It neither requires nor supports<br>
  15 any ACM Codecs or DirectShow/DMO filters! And it will NOT install anything of that kind on your system.<br><br>
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  18
  19 <b>What platforms does LameXP run on?</b><br>
  20 <br>
  21 LameXP is currently being develped and tested on the following platforms:<br><ul>
  22 <li>Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 3
  23 <li>Microsoft Windows 7, 32-Bit and 64-Bit editions
  24 <li>Microsoft Windows 2000, Service Pack 4</ul>
  25 <br>
  26 The following platforms should work as well, but aren't tested extensively:<br><ul>
  27 <li>Microsoft Windows Vista, 32-Bit and 64-Bit editions
  28 <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2008
  29 <li>Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
  30 <li>GNU/Linux using Wine (native Linux version planned)</ul>
  31 <br>
  32 The following platforms are NOT supported any longer:<br><ul>
  33 <li>Microsoft Windows 95
  34 <li>Microsoft Windows 98
  35 <li>Micorosft Windows Millenium Edition</ul>
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  38
  39 <b>What output formats (encoders) does LameXP support?</b><br>
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  41 Currently the follwing output formats are supported by LameXP:<br><ul>
  42 <li>MPEG Audio-Layer III (MP3), using the LAME encoder [built-in]
  43 <li>Ogg Vorbis, using the OggEnc2/libvorbis encoder [built-in]
  44 <li>Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), using Nero AAC encoder [available as separate download]
  45 <li>Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) [built-in]
  46 <li>Uncompressed PCM / Waveform Audio File (WAV/RIFF)</ul>
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  49
  50 <b>What input formats (decoders) does LameXP support?</b><br>
  51 <br>
  52 Currently the follwing input formats are supported by LameXP:<br><ul>
  53 <li>AC-3 (ATSC A/52), using Valib decoder [built-in]
  54 <li>Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), using FAAD decoder [built-in]
  55 <li>Apple Lossless (ALAC)
  56 <li>Apple/SGI AIFF
  57 <li>Digital Theater System, using Valib decoder [built-in]
  58 <li>Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
  59 <li>Microsoft ADPCM
  60 <li>Monkey's Audio (APE)
  61 <li>MPEG Audio-Layer I (MP1), using mpg123 decoder [built-in]
  62 <li>MPEG Audio-Layer II (MP2), using mpg123 decoder [built-in]
  63 <li>MPEG Audio-Layer III (MP3), using mpg123 decoder [built-in]
  64 <li>Musepack
  65 <li>Shorten
  66 <li>Speex
  67 <li>Sun/NeXT Au
  68 <li>The True Audio (TTA)
  69 <li>Uncompressed PCM / Waveform Audio File (WAV/RIFF)
  70 <li>WavPack Hybrid Lossless Audio
  71 <li>Windows Media Audio (WMA), using NCH Software decoder [available as separate download]</ul>
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  74
  75 <b>My anti-virus software detected a potential threat in LameXP. Why is that?</b><br>
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  77 Occasionally your anti-virus program may mistakenly detect "malware"  (virus, trojan, worm, etc.) in some of<br>
  78 the files here. This is called a "false-positive" and the files are actually innocent/clean. It's an error in<br>
  79 your specific Antivirus software. In case you encounter such problems, goto <a href="http://www.virustotal.com/" target="_blank">http://www.virustotal.com/</a> and<br>
  80 check the file again with multiple Antivirus engines! And take care with results like "suspicious", "generic"<br>
  81 or "packed". Those are *not* real hits, they are just wild speculation.<br>
  82 <br>
  83 Apparently Antivirus programs tend to suspect installers/uninstaller created with NSIS. Furthermore some<br>
  84 anti-virus programs blindly suspect all UPX´d (packed) executables of being malware. Obviously this is a<br>
  85 stupid generalization, so please ignore those warnings! Last but not least: Always keep in mind that this is<br>
  86 OpenSource software! If you don´t trust the people providing the pre-compiled binaries, download the source<br>
  87 codes and compile them yourself.<br>
  88 <br>
  89 DON'T SUBMIT ANY VIRUS REPORTS, UNLESS YOU HAVE VERIFIED THE INFECTION WITH MULTIPLE ANTI-VIRUS ENGNINES!<br><br>
  90
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  92
  93 <b>Who created LameXP?</b><br>
  94 <br>
  95 LameXP was written from the scratch by LoRd_MuldeR &lt;MuldeR2@GMX.de&gt;. However it has to be noted that LameXP<br>
  96 uses a number of thrird-party tools, which have been created by the individual authors. Moreover various<br>
  97 people have contributed LameXP translations. Please see the "About" dialog for details!<br><br>
  98
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 100
 101 <b>What license is LameXP released under?</b><br>
 102 <br>
 103 LameXP is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public<br>
 104 License (GPL) as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your<br>
 105 option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY<br>
 106 WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.<br>
 107 <br>
 108 Please see the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html" target="_blank">GNU General Public License</a> for more details!<br><br>
 109
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 111
 112 <b>Where can I download the latest version of LameXP?</b><br>
 113 <br>
 114 The latest "official" release of LameXP can be found on the following mirrors:<br><ul>
 115 <li><a href="https://github.com/lordmulder/LameXP/downloads" target="_blank">https://github.com/lordmulder/LameXP/downloads</a>
 116 <li><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/lamexp/files/" target="_blank">http://sourceforge.net/projects/lamexp/files/</a>
 117 <li><a href="http://code.google.com/p/mulder/downloads/list" target="_blank">http://code.google.com/p/mulder/downloads/list</a></ul>
 118
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 120
 121 <b>Where can I submit bug reports or feature requests?</b><br>
 122 <br>
 123 The preferred place to report bugs or request new features is the LameXP thread at Doom9's Forum:<br><ul>
 124 <li><a href="http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=157726" target="_blank">http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=157726</a></ul>
 125
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 127
 128 <b>Where can I find the LameXP source code?</b><br>
 129 <br>
 130 LameXP is developed using the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_(software)" target="_blank">Git</a> revision control system. The LameXP Git repository is mirrored here:<br><ul>
 131 <li><a href="git://github.com/lordmulder/LameXP.git" target="_blank">git://github.com/lordmulder/LameXP.git</a>
 132 <li><a href="git://lamexp.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/lamexp/lamexp" target="_blank">git://lamexp.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/lamexp/lamexp</a>
 133 <li><a href="git://gitorious.org/lamexp/lamexp.git" target="_blank">git://gitorious.org/lamexp/lamexp.git</a></ul>
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 136
 137 <b>What are the prerequisites to build LameXP from the sources?</b><br>
 138 <br>
 139 LameXP is currently being developed using the following build environment:<br><ul>
 140 <li>Visual Studio 2008, Service Pack 1
 141 <li>Qt libraries v4.7.1 for Windows (VS 2008)
 142 <li>Microsoft Windows SDK v7.1</ul>
 143 <br>
 144 Also note the following hints:<br><ul>
 145 <li>You must launch Visual Studio using "qtvars.bat vsstart" in order to enable the Qt tools
 146 <li>The Microsoft Windows SDK v6.0A should work as well, with a few limitations
 147 <li>In order to make a fully "static" build of LameXP, you need to compile Qt as static libraries
 148 <li>Support for the GNU Toolchain (GCC/MinGW + Make) is planned for a future version</ul>
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