Home Explore Help
Sign In
xiph
/
vorbis
mirror of https://git.xiph.org/vorbis.git
Watch 2
Star 1
Fork 0
Files Issues 0 Wiki
Branch: new_acoustics_pending_merge_20000328
Branches Tags
vorbis
/
README

README 2.6 KB
Permalink History Raw

1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071 
  1. ********************************************************************
    2. 

  2. *                                                                  *
    3. 

  3. * THIS FILE IS PART OF THE Ogg Vorbis SOFTWARE CODEC SOURCE CODE.  *
    4. 

  4. * USE, DISTRIBUTION AND REPRODUCTION OF THIS SOURCE IS GOVERNED BY *
    5. 

  5. * THE GNU PUBLIC LICENSE 2, WHICH IS INCLUDED WITH THIS SOURCE.    *
    6. 

  6. * PLEASE READ THESE TERMS DISTRIBUTING.                            *
    7. 

  7. *                                                                  *
    8. 

  8. * THE OggSQUISH SOURCE CODE IS (C) COPYRIGHT 1994-1999             *
    9. 

  9. * by Monty <monty@xiph.org> and The XIPHOPHORUS Company            *
    10. 

  10. * http://www.xiph.org/                                             *
    11. 

  11. *                                                                  *
    12. 

  12. ********************************************************************
    13. 

  13. 

  14. WHAT'S HERE:
    15. 

  15. 

  16. This source distribution includes libvorbis, a full-featured example
    17. 

  17. encoder/player to demonstrate use of libvorbis and documentation on
    18. 

  18. the Ogg Vorbis audio coding format.
    19. 

  19. 

  20. Directory:
    21. 

  21. 

  22. ./lib  		The source for libvorbis, a GPLed inplementation of 
    23. 

  23. 		the public domain OggSquish Vorbis audio encoding
    24. 

  24. 		format.
    25. 

  25. 

  26. ./cmdline	A full-featured command line encoder/decoder/player
    27. 

  27. 		utility ('vorbis') that demonstrates programmatic use
    28. 

  28. 		of libvorbis.
    29. 

  29. 

  30. ./docs          Vorbis specification documents
    31. 

  31. 

  32. WHAT IS VORBIS:
    33. 

  33. 

  34. Vorbis is a general purpose audio and music encoding format
    35. 

  35. contemporary to MPEG-4's AAC and TwinVQ, the next generation beyond
    36. 

  36. MPEG audio layer 3. Unlike the MPEG sponsored formats (and other
    37. 

  37. proprietary formats such as RealAudio G2 and Windows' flavor of the
    38. 

  38. month), the Vorbis CODEC specification belongs to the public domain.
    39. 

  39. All the technical details are published and documented, and any
    40. 

  40. software entity may make full use of the format without royalty or
    41. 

  41. patent concerns.
    42. 

  42. 

  43. This package contains libvorbis, a GPLed software implementation of
    44. 

  44. the Vorbis specification by the Xiphophorus company (http://www.xiph.org/).
    45. 

  45. 

  46. CONTACT:
    47. 

  47. 

  48. The OggSquish homepage is located at 'http://www.xiph.org/OggSquish'.
    49. 

  49. Vorbis's homepage is located at 'http://www.xiph.org/OggSquish/vorbis.html'.
    50. 

  50. Up to date technical documents, contact information, source code and
    51. 

  51. pre-built utilities may be found there.
    52. 

  52. 

  53. BUILD:
    54. 

  54. 

  55. A standard build should consist of nothing more than:
    56. 

  56. 

  57. ./configure
    58. 

  58. ./make 
    59. 

  59. 

  60. and as root if desired :
    61. 

  61. 

  62. ./make install
    63. 

  63. 

  64. This will install the ogg vorbis commandline encoder/player ('ogg')
    65. 

  65. into /usr/local/bin, the ogg player and libvorbis manpages into
    66. 

  66. /usr/local/man/ and libvorbis.a into /usr/local/lib.
    67. 

  67. 

  68. Monty <monty@xiph.org>, <xiphmont@mit.edu>
    69. 

  69. 

  70. $Id: README,v 1.1 1999/07/13 06:50:34 mwhitson Exp $
    71. 

  71.