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From: Gilles Boccon-Gibod <bok@bok.net>
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Subject: [ANN] XAUDIO - Fast Multiplatform MPEG Audio Player, with GUI
Date: 10 Jun 1997 00:01:40 -0500
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New release, now with Layer III support
Play your MP3 files and enjoy.
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XAUDIO alpha release 2.
June 4th 1997
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XAUDIO Library Version 0.7 alpha
MXAUDIO Motif GUI Version 0.9 alpha
XAUDIO Windows GUI Version 0.3 alpha
XAUDIO BeOS GUI Version 0.9 alpha
===================================================================
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 1:
* 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:
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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.
PLATFORMS:
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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
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.
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).
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.
4. XAUDIO BeOS GUI
* Interactive trackbar control for direct seek.
* Interactive audio controls.
* Drag & Drop support.
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).
BUG REPORTS / INFO:
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* Send email to xaudio@mpeg.org
* Check out our web page http://www.mpeg.org/xaudio
(c) 1997 Gilles Boccon-Gibod, Alain Jobart and Gregory d'Orso.