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- [ RightClick-MP3 v1.65 ] Aug 28, 1999 It's still FREEWARE baby!
- MrShannon@execpc.com ------------ http://execpc.com/MrShannon
-
-
- [ What is it? ]
- You right click on a WAV file and choose "[- Encode this WAV into an
- MP3 -]" OR You right click on an MP3 and choose "[- Decode this MP3
- into a WAV -]" You can also RightClick on a directory or drive, and
- choose to encode any WAV files that are in that directory. Every
- Method of Encoding has the option to encode then delete the WAV(s).
-
- See the Features section below for more detailed information.
-
- There are no other known bugs. Please report any to me at:
- MrShannon@execpc.com
-
-
- [ Features ]
-
- RightClick-MP3 now uses Blade's Encoder (BladeEnc) v0.82. BladeEnc
- is several times faster than the L3Encode v2.72 by Fraunhofer-IIS
- that was previously used, yet the encoding quality is just as good.
- BladeEnc's Homepage: http://home8.swipnet.se/~w-82625/
-
- RightClick-MP3 now supports the use of the XingMP3 Encoder. Just
- copy the x3enc.exe to C:\Program Files\Rc-MP3\ dir and choose
- X3enc from the RightClick-MP3 group in your start button.
- Xing's Homepage: http://www.xingtech.com/
-
- When using BladeEnc for encoding, the .mp3 file will be named
- exactly the same as the .wav, only the extension will change to
- .mp3. This allows for a virtually infinite amount of mp3's to be
- encoded. If you're using x3enc, it will follow the same naming
- convention as when decoding (see blelow).
-
- RightClick-MP3's uses 160kbps as the default bitrate when encoding.
- You can choose one of the many bitrate's supported by both BladeEnc
- and XingMP3 by simply clicking on the one you want that is listed
- in "Set Bitrate" under the RightClick-MP3 group in your start
- button.
-
- You can select the encoding priority by selecting it from the Rc-MP3
- group in your start button. There are 6 different priority levels,
- but this setting will ONLY affect BladeEnc.
-
- Now supports Batch Encoding by allowing the option to encode any
- .wav found in a specific directory or root of a drive.
-
- After encoding the .WAV(s) to MP3, you can optionally have the
- .WAV(s) deleted for you.
-
- When decoding an .mp3, RightClick-MP3 can handle 31 new files so you
- don't have to rename them right away. The files are named !New!,
- !New-01!, !New-02! ...to... !New-30!. This naming convention is
- also used if you are using x3enc to encode.
-
- RightClick-MP3 uses L3Decode v2.72 by Fraunhofer-IIS to decode the
- .MP3's to .WAV files. L3Decode is SHAREWARE and you are to
- register it if you use it for more than 30 days. Your Registration
- status will not effect the quality of the .WAV files produced,
- however, you will be confronted with a Nag Screen when you try to
- Decode. Please read "Reg L3Decode" in your start button.
- Fraunhofer-IIS Homepage: http://www.iis.fhg.de/amm/
- (NOTE - L3Encode and Decode are no longer available. )
- ( They have been replaced by MP3Enc )
-
- Multiple simultaneous instances of Encoding and Decoding supported
-
- Windows95/98 users get color ANSI in the messages (not supported
- on NT.) If you don't like the ANSI, just delete RcMP3ans.sys
- from C:\Program Files\Rc-MP3\ and it'll be black 'n white.
-
-
-
-
- _____________________________________________________________________
- [ Other notes ][ MrShannon@execpc.com ][ http://execpc.com/MrShannon]
-
- There is a file in the Rc-MP3 directory named "getchar.com". That's
- a very handy little 8byte program written by someone that calls
- himself T.E.D. He's very proficient at some programming and I
- cannot thank him enough for the help he gave me on this project
- durring it's early development. What getchar does is wait for the
- user to press a key on the keyboard. It then returns the ASCII
- value of the key that was pressed. I use it to determine if you hit
- "x" or "X" to exit and the "Press any key to close this window"
- parts.
-
- Why doesn't NT have color like Windoze95/98? Basically because I
- couldn't figure it out. I tried about 5 different things to get
- ANSI to work, but every attempt failed. Hey I am kind of a beginner
- here, shut up.
-
- Why does Windoze95/98 have the file "RcMP3ans.sys" and NT doesn't?
- That is the Windoze95b ansi.sys with a different name. If you
- delete that file, you won't have colors anymore, but if you try and
- put it in WinNT, it'll give you garbage characters. Even if you try
- using the ansi.sys from WinNT. Trust me, I tried. If you know how
- to load the ansi.sys on a WinNT machine without rebooting, please
- send me an eMail - MrShannon@execpc.com
-
- What did I write RightClick-MP3 in? C? C++? Pearl? Java? nope.
- I use plain old DOS Batch language. Not even QBasic. Straight .bat
- commands. Wanna take a look at the code? Go to c:\progra~1\Rc-MP3\
- and look at Rc-MP3.bat but don't edit it unless you know what you're
- doing! Or at least make a backup of it first. A _lot_ of the
- program is built into the Windows Registry too. I do that with the
- Rc-MP3.inf file. Feel free to look at that too, but it's scarry.
-
- How did I figure this stuff out? first of all, I spent years
- learning about DOS Batch files. Little here, little there. The
- Color and ANSI stuff went along with that. As far as getting it to
- work with Windoze and the right mouse button, I figured that out by
- editing the DosHere.inf file that Microsoft put out long ago. That
- file simply made it so you can right clock on a folder and then
- choose "MS-DOS Prompt" which would drop you at a DOS Prompt at that
- directory. That made me wonder if you could do something like that
- on a file type. So I changed a few things and loe and behold, it
- worked. So I had to do something useful with it. Eventually I go
- it to work with Win95, then I ported it to work on WinNT. Then I
- found a program called "WinDAC" that used an .inf file for
- installing. It made a group in the start button so of course I had
- to do that too. Really, if you want to learn, there is no better
- teacher than the actual code itself.
-
- If you really want to know how to write a shell extension, or just
- make sense of the .inf file, try reading my tutorial. You can find
- it at my current homepage -- http://www.execpc.com/MrShannon/
-
- -MrShannon@execpc.com
-
-
-
-
- _____________________________________________________________________
- [ Disclaimer ] [ MrShannon@execpc.com ][ http://execpc.com/MrShannon]
-
- Let me make it absolutely clear that the programs that do the actual
- work (the encoding and decoding of MP3's) are NOT the product of
- MrShannon. This means I did NOT write, compile, modify or otherwise
- make BladeEnc (BladeEnc.exe) and/or L3Decode (rcmp3dec.exe). BladeEnc
- was created by Tord Jansson (homepage:
- http://home8.swipnet.se/~w-82625/) and L3Decode by Fraunhofer-IIS
- (homepage: http://www.iis.fhg.de/amm/). Every effort has been made to
- clearly give credit to the authors of these programs in an effort to
- increase their exposure to as many potential users or would be buyers
- of those products. RightClick-MP3 is merely an FRONTEND to these
- programs meant only to allow the end user to utilize these products in
- a much simpler manner. Again, MrShannon takes NO credit for the
- encoder/decoder applications that are being distributed with
- RightClick-MP3, and any queries regarding these products, be it
- technical in nature or otherwise, should be directed to the authors of
- the application in question.
-
- BladeEnc is Freeware and I never found anything on Tord's web page (as
- of March 19, 1999) stating any limits on distribution. I did include
- his BladeEnc.htm document just incase. L3Decode is Shareware which
- means you must purchase it. After you use L3Decode for a period of 30
- days, you MUST register with Fraunhofer-IIS. L3Decode is an out-dated
- program that Fraunhofer-IIS has replaced. To my knowledge, you cannot
- download L3Decode from their web page because it has been replaced
- with a decoder that comes with their new encoder "MP3Enc". Because of
- this, I decided it was safe to distribute the out-dated software, yet
- I continue to insist that users of RightClick-MP3 contact
- Fraunhofer-IIS to register L3Decode. There has always been
- information on how to do this linked in the RightClick-MP3 program
- group as "Register L3Decode" or something very similar. Users must
- eMail sales@opticom.de for registration information.
-
- To the authors of BladeEnc and L3Decode: I am only trying to give your
- products more exposure, and in the case of L3Decode, perhaps generate
- more revenue for Fraunhofer-IIS. I personally am grateful for your
- products and do not mean in any way to discredit or harm you.