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Biffuz Frontend Collection 2.0 |
This is a collection of easy to use visual frontends for the popular
commandline audio encoders Gogo (MP3) and Oggenc (OggVorbis).
The idea behind the Biffuz Frontends is very simple: drop some uncompressed wave
files (typically Audio CD tracks) on the list, set some basic options, and
encode them in one of those very popular formats, MP3 and OggVorbis, with a
minimun effort. You can encode your Audio CDs without ripping!
Currently, the Collection consist of the two programs: Biffuz Gogo
Frontend and Biffuz Oggenc Frontend. The programs of the Collection
shares much of their code, so they works similarly.
Version 2.0 is almost completely rewritten, and support drag&drop of discs
and directories, more control on encoding, and more! Even the encoder is
included in the package.
Gogo is a fast, free and open source MP3 encoder, based on LAME 2.x. It has
the same quality as LAME, but it is optimized for speed on the x86 CPU family.
If you have an old computer, the speed difference from LAME is noticeable.
Unfortunately Gogo is no longer maintained.
Download (421 KiB
zipped BeOS SoftwareValet package)
Oggenc is the official encoder for the Ogg/Vorbis music codec. It is able to
create smaller files than MP3s, but with the same quality or better. For more
info, see the Vorbis homepage.
Download (521
KiB zipped BeOS SoftwareValet package)
License type | The Frontends are freeware; the encoders are distributed under various open source licenses |
Languages | The Frontends are in English only (older versions were available in Italian, Spanish, and German); encoders may be available in other languages, but this packages includes only English |
Version | Frontends are at version 2.0; Gogo is at version 2.39b, and Oggenc is at version 1.0 |
Requirements | BeOS 5 or Zeta 1.0 |
Source code | Source code of the Frontends is not available; for the encoders, the source code can be obtained from their websites |
Download size | 421 KiB (Gogo Frontend) or 521 KiB (Oggenc Frontend) |
Download type | ZIPped BeOS SoftwareValet Package |
You can find previous versions in the Archive.
A new member of the family is coming! The long-awaited Biffuz Frontend for
LAME is under development. It will bring updates, bugfixes, and localization
support to the whole Collection.
I got some requests for a version of my frontend for the BeOS Media Kit filters.
The Media Kit filters require a radically different approach than command-line
encoders, and the current structure of the Frontends does not allow it. I may
take as much as possible from the existing code, but it will need some more
work, so don't expect this version soon.
Copyright © 2002-2013 Gabriele Biffi.