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Encyclopedia > Variable Bit Rate

Variable bit rate (VBR) is a term used in telecommunications and computing that relates to sound or video quality. As opposed to constant bit rate (CBR), VBR files vary the amount of output data per time segment. VBR allows a higher bit rate (and therefore more storage space) to be allocated to the more complex segments of sound files while less space is allocated to less complex segments. The average of these rates is calculated to produce an average bit rate for the file that will represent its overall sound quality. In telecommunications and computing, bit rate (sometimes written bitrate) is the frequency at which bits are passing a given (physical or metaphorical) point. It is quantified using the bit per second (bit/s) unit. ... BlackBerry 7100t Telecommunications is the communication of information at a distance. ... Originally, the word computing was synonymous with counting and calculating, and a science that deals with the original sense of computing mathematical calculations. ... Constant bit rate (CBR) is a term used in telecommunications, relating to the quality of service. ... Average bit rate refers to the average amount of data transferred per second. ...


MP3, WMA, Vorbis, and AAC files can optionally be encoded with VBR. MPEG Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a popular digital audio encoding and lossy compression format invented and standardized in 1991 by a team of engineers directed by the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany. ... Windows Media Audio (WMA) is a proprietary compressed audio file format developed by Microsoft. ... Vorbis is an open and free audio compression (codec) project from the Xiph. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


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RealJukebox FAQ - Constant and Variable Bit Rate Encoding (765 words)
In order to maintain constant bit rate throughout the file, difficult passages (for example, passages containing a relatively wide stereo separation), may be encoded with fewer than the optimum number of bits.
Variable Bit Rate encoding was developed for use when consistent audio quality is the top priority and constant or predictable encoded MP3 file size is not critical.
By maintaining a constant bit rate, you force the quality of the CBR operation to vary according to the complexity of the audio file.
Variable bit rate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (147 words)
Variable bit rate (VBR) is a term used in telecommunications and computing that relates to sound or video quality.
VBR allows a higher bit rate (and therefore more storage space) to be allocated to the more complex segments of sound files while less space is allocated to less complex segments.
The average of these rates is calculated to produce an average bit rate for the file that will represent its overall sound quality.
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