Overview
LAME is an encoder designed to convert various digital audio formats to MP3. It is used by Islandora to create MP3 datastreams when ingesting audio objects.
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Encoding and playing MP3s is restricted by patent and copyright laws that vary from country to country. You will need to determine this for your own installation. |
Provisions
Downloads
The LAME Encoder can be found at http://lame.sourceforge.net/download.php, and includes source code for compilation. For Linux installations, some package managers include LAME as part of the standard repositories; for example, on Debian- and Ubuntu-based distributions, it can be installed with:
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sudo apt-get install lame |
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Ubuntu-based systems have the option to install LAME when the operating system is being installed as part of the ubuntu-restricted-extras package. |
Configuration
Check the Audio Solution Pack page for more information on how to integrate the LAME Encoder with Islandora.