question about mpeg 1 or 2 layer 3

[Blå_Mocka]

What downloable codecs contains "mpeg 1 or 2 layer 3 (MP3)"

i have ffdshow and xvid installed and thei offer perhaps? not exactley this codec, cause there is no alternative
in any of my converters softs to choose "mpeg 1 or 2 layer 3 (MP3)" as output,
its just something credited as "mpeg layer 3" available

on top of the almost similar name only
it's highest bitrate to give that is allways "56 kBit/ 24,000 Hz"
thats not so near the the sourche files who often seem to go on a 128 Kbps? standard

thats why i wonder if this really is the same codec?
but if so..why cant if offer direct stream copying techniques on the audio

[Baldrick]

Install Lame ACM and you should be able to select lame mp3 in your converters.

[Blå_Mocka]

thanks

[jagabo]

on top of the almost similar name only :)
it's highest bitrate to give that is allways "56 kBit/ 24,000 Hz"

That's Microsoft's sorry-ass MP3 encoder, part of quartz.dll. It's just there to make MP3 look bad.