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- XAUDIO alpha release 3
- August 4th 1997
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- XAUDIO Library Version 0.8 alpha
- MXAUDIO Motif GUI Version 0.9 alpha
- XAUDIO Windows GUI Version 0.8 alpha
- XAUDIO BeOS GUI Version 0.9 alpha
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- NOTE: this is an alpha version.
- It will work in most cases, but might still contain bugs.
- It is free, and will expire on October 1st 1997
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- WHAT'S NEW since release 2:
- * Extended playlist support
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- WHAT'S NEW since release 1:
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- * Layer III support (plays .mp3 files)
- * MPEG 2 support (player files encoded at 16, 22.05, and 24 kHz
- * New MIPS / Irix port
- * Minor bug fixes
-
-
- INTRODUCTION:
- -------------
- XAUDIO was written to be a fast implementation of an MPEG Audio
- decoding library to be used by various GUI front-ends.
- We release this alpha version of the players as free download.
- They will become shareware when the first frozen version is released.
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- PLATFORMS:
- ----------
- This release includes static and dynamic binaries for:
-
- * Linux x86
- * FreeBSD x86
- * Solaris Sparc
- * Solaris x86
- * Windows 95 / Windows NT x86
- * BeOS DR9
- * Irix Mips
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- FEATURES:
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- 1. XAUDIO Library
- * Portable MPEG Audio Layer I, II and III support, MPEG 1 and MPEG 2.
- * Generic audio device support & file output.
- * C code optimization (runs faster than maplay).
- * Pentium assembler optimization.
- * Tested on x86, sparc, powerPC, MIPS.
- * Full random access to the bitstream.
- * Full audio control (mono, stereo, volume, balance, etc...)
- * Error robustness.
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- 2. XAUDIO Motif GUI
- * First native GUI for a unix MPEG audio player.
- * Generic motif 1.2 calls (will run on any motif implementation).
- * Multiple dynamic panels.
- * Interactive trackbar control for direct seek.
- * Interactive audio controls.
- * Minimal playlist support (undocumented).
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- 3. XAUDIO Windows GUI
- * Multithreaded decoding.
- * Multiple dynamic panels.
- * Interactive trackbar control for direct seek.
- * Interactive audio controls.
- * Drag & Drop support.
- * InstallShield (tm) archive distribution.
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- 4. XAUDIO BeOS GUI
- * Interactive trackbar control for direct seek.
- * Interactive audio controls.
- * Drag & Drop support.
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- CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS / FUTURE PLANS:
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- * Macintosh port (coming very soon...)
- * Network Streaming TCP streaming (http, ftp) (pre-alpha stage)
- * Unicast, Multicast and Broadcast (UDP, raw or RTP)
- * RSTP Server and Client (development started)
- * Nextstep port.
- * HP-UX port.
- * Extended playlist support.
- * Linux sparc/ Linux alpha with Lesstif (waiting for audio driver).
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- BUG REPORTS / INFO:
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- * Send email to xaudio@mpeg.org
- * Check out our web page http://www.mpeg.org/xaudio
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- (c) 1997 Gilles Boccon-Gibod, Alain Jobart and Gregory d'Orso.
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