mp3 encoder ported from Linux/windows to MiNT.

The only real change I had to make was a setpriority() in the file bladesys.c
included in this MiNT archive. 

Read the manual and FAQ to really understand all the flags for
best size/quality output MP3 file.

This archive contains 2 binaries:

bladeenc in bin/nofpu/ (68000 NO FPU). (any TOS computer) (-O2)
bladeenc in bin/fpu/ (68030 and up with FPU). (FPU IS A MUST) (-O2 -m68020-60 -m68881)

If you want to use this software, you REALLY need an FPU, as it would
be very, very slow.

Personal example:

ct2 card (50Mhz fastram and all but no FPU), 1 hour and 37 Min to convert 10 sec 
of very high quality wav file into a very high quality MP3 file. 

Hades60 (FPU) same sample, it only took less than 1 minute.

I heard a ct2 with FPU would take about 5 min for the 10 sec.

So as you can see this MP3 conversion is a FPU LOVER.

I provided the NO FPU needed because I do not have an FPU, and some might not mind
spending 2 days on their ST to convert a MP3 song.

The binaries were compiled with the MiNTlibs, and were meant to run under MiNT.
However I think it might work under magic, or even SingleTOS. (in which case, rename
the binary files with .ttp at the end.)

bladeenc into bladeenc.ttp

And just use it as a standard ttp program, like we always did for years.
See original documentation for several bitrates, and conversion flags. (so you use
proper arguments to TTP to optimize your MP3 files)


If it doesn't work under Magic or SingleTOS, use MiNT, as simple as that, besides
it's free, so...

If it doesn't work under MiNT, we've got a serious problem, email me (kellis@leading.net)

kellis@Yescrew-3/1/2000
