Rat's Nest 1/ratsnest1.iso/incoming/dec.arj/README.TXT

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ISO-MPEG Audio Layer 3 software only Encoder and Decoder for PCs
Version 2.61.

Copyright (C) Fraunhofer IIS - 1994, 1995, 1996

This package is distributed as shareware.
DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO REGISTER IS IN THE FILE register.txt.

You may give copies of this package to other people as long as no file
is changed, added or removed.
Without registration, you may work with this package for 30 days, for
evaluation purposes only. "Evaluation" means that you may compress and
decompress sound files only for your private pleasure, to learn about
the performance of the Layer-3 coding scheme.

If you want to extend the evaluation period, or if you want to use
this package not only for your private pleasure, you are required to
register the package. A registration fee is valid for one single
computer with one l3enc/l3dec running.

- evaluate highest quality perceptual audio compression technique
  available today
- software only encoder and decoder implementations
- implements ISO/MPEG Audio standard ISO/IEC-IS 11172-3, Layer 3 and
  ISO/IEC IS-13818-3, Layer 3
- music data is input in raw format (16 bit signed integer), in
  RIFF/WAVE format as used by Microsoft Windows .WAV files, in
  AIFF/AIFC format as used by SGI and Mac or in .snd/.au format used
  by NeXT and Sun.
- 44.1kHz sampling frequency (8, 11.025, 12, 16, 32 kHz and 48 kHz also
  for registered users)
- output of decoder is in raw format (16 bit signed integer),
  in .snd/.au format, in AIFF/AIFC format or in RIFF/WAVE format
- .WAV music files can be played with Windows Media Player
- Under rare circumstances the .WAV output is broken. Please use raw format
  in that cases.
- optional decoder output as 24 bit hex ascii data
- written by the very same people at Fraunhofer-IIS who did the
  Layer 3 codecs for the ISO and ITU-R (former CCIR) tests
  (best sound quality at low bit rates at all listening tests)
- more information can be found on http://www.iis.fhg.de/departs/amm/layer3/sw/

The package consists of the following files

Disk 1 (l3v261d1.zip):
   l3enc.exe      encoder program V2.61
   l3dec.exe      decoder program V2.61
   manual.txt     instructions for encoder and decoder programs
   register.txt   information on registration. PLEASE READ THIS!
   info.txt       infos on ISO MPEG Layer 3 and Layer 3 products
   readme.txt     this file
   history.txt    infos on the history of this shareware product
   go32.exe       DOS extender


Disk 2 (l3v261d2.zip):
   contents.txt    short discription of the following Layer 3 bitstreams
                   (CR/LF format)
   contents        short discription of the following Layer 3 bitstreams
                   (LF format)
   funky.mp3       demo layer 3 bitstream (96 kbit/s, stereo, 44.1 kHz)
   spot1.mp3       demo layer 3 bitstream (96 kbit/s, stereo, 44.1 kHz)
   spot2.mp3       demo layer 3 bitstream (96 kbit/s, stereo, 44.1 kHz)
   spot3.mp3       demo layer 3 bitstream (96 kbit/s, stereo, 44.1 kHz)
   classic1.mp3    demo layer 3 bitstream (56 kbit/s, stereo, 22.05 kHz)
   classic2.mp3    demo layer 3 bitstream (48 kbit/s, stereo, 22.05 kHz)

The song used for funky.mp3 is named "Funky" and was composed and
arranged by Juergen Herre. "Funky" is copyright Juergen Herre 1994.
You may use "Funky" for all evaluation purposes of this shareware product.
You may not use "Funky" for commercial purposes (e.g. radio broadcasting).
The other bitstreams were provided by OMNI-Mediasound.

The programms are written for IBM-PCs or Compatibles with MS-DOS.
They require a 386 type CPU plus hardware floating point support.
Especially for the encoder, a Pentium or better is recommended.

If you need further information on Layer 3 products, please send email to
[e-mail] or try http://www.iis.fhg.de/departs/amm/layer3/.

You can also fax or mail your questions to

   Layer 3 support
   Fraunhofer - IIS
   Am Weichselgarten 3
   D-91058 Erlangen
   Germany
   Email: [e-mail]
   Fax  : [phone]

NOTE: This address is FOR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS ONLY,
      registration information can be found in register.txt


LICENSE AGREEMENT
=================
USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS SUBJECT TO THE SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS SET FORTH
BELOW. USING THE SOFTWARE INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS. IF YOU
DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS, YOU MUST RETURN OR DELETE THE SOFTWARE
IMMEDIATELY.

This software is distributed as shareware. You are entitled to use this
software layer 3 codec for 30 days for evaluation purposes. If you want
to continue to use this software codec after the evaluation period, or you
want to use this software commercially, you are required to register the
software. In the sense of these license terms, USE shall mean running one of
the programs and/or make use of bitstreams generated by this software.
You may give copies of the unregistered shareware version of this software
to other people as long as no file is changed and no file is omitted.
You may not sell, rent of lease the software to others.

If you are a registered user, you are entitled to use this product for your
own use. You may not sell, rent of lease the software to others without
written permission of Fraunhofer IIS. You may use only one copy of the
software at one time. You may not use this software on a network or on more
than one computer at the same time without a licence for "concurrent use".

You must not give away your personal registration code. Doing so will result
in an infringement of copyright. Fraunhofer and/or OPTICOM retain the right
of claims for compensation in respect of damage which occured by your giving
away of the registration code. This claim shall also extent to all costs
which Fraunhofer and/or OPTICOM incur in defending itself.

The license and right for the use of this Software does not include the right
to create, generate, encode or otherwise modify data or bit streams:
o to be used, sold, published, distributed, disposed of or otherwise marketed
  via pre-recorded media, such as but not limited to CD-ROM, magnetic tapes,
  memory cards and the like;
o to be used, sold, reproduced, published, distributed, disposed of or
  otherwise marketed via any kind of network, if a user will have to pay
  a monetary or equivalent compensation for the access, copying etc. of
  such data or bit stream;
o for the purpose of broadcast and/or radio and/or multicast service
  transmission such as but not limited to "Internet Radio" and the like.


WARRANTY
========
Don't forget that there are no warranties associated with this software.
While we believe that our software is reasonably bug free and well behaved,
we are in no way responsible if our software does not work the way you would
expect it to work. No matter if it locks up your computer, garbles your
floppy disks or does any other harmful things to your computer - it is
entirely your problem. Fraunhofer - IIS / OPTICOM are not liable for any
infringments or damages of third parties' rights in consequencs of your
use of this shareware product. Fraunhofer - IIS / OPTICOM are in no event
liable for, respectively do not warrant the trustworthiness, quality,
industrial exploitability, serviceability of this shareware product for
the supposed purpose or any other purposes. All orders are subject to the
general terms and conditions "Allgemeine Verkaufs- und Lieferbedingungen"
of OPTICOM.

This information may be subject to change. All brand and product names are
trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
All rights reserved.