Update: Fraunhofer IIS codecs aren't freeware or open-source software! If you really want the best codec-encoder combination, you better try LAME ACM Codec + LAME MP3 Encoder.
Not Fraunhofer's latest but without doubt their best encoder to date.
The newer Fraunhofer codecs offer better Variable Bitrate performance, but their output quality is lower than the good old 1.263.
Avoid 'em! Nowadays Fraunhofer is surpassed in both quality and speed by LAME.
When it comes to Variable Bitrate encoding you better forget about Fraunhofer. It's just not on par with LAME.
• Related downloads: - Fraunhofer MPEG Layer-3 Audio Decoder: this codec enables playback of files encoded in the ever so popular MP3 music file format.
