The Shine MP3 encoder is a minimalistic encoder developed by Gabriel Bouvigne, of Lame development fame. His goal with it was not quality, but simplifying the encoding algorithms as much as possible while retaining standard compatibility. For that reason, it's a good starting point for people wanting to implement an encoder from scratch.

It is also te only publicly available encoder that runs on fixed point machines - all other known public encoders depend on a FPU. The fixed point implementation was done by Peter Everett for ARM's RISCOS operating system.

The "official" Shine page is located at MP3-Tech.

Date: 2005-11-17
Version: 1.1.4
Interface: Command Line
Platform: Win32
Download: Shine.zip - 61Kb

Date: 2003-10-18
Version: 1.09
Interface: Command Line
Platform: RISCOS StrongARM
Download: sh109.zip - 25Kb
Fixed point souce code: shinefixed.zip - 39Kb