
This is a small program to edit mp3 files without quality loss. Playback is realized
via mpg123, so be sure to have it installed or at least have a symlink to your
favorite mp3 playing program.
You can mark beginning and end of a segment with 'a' and 'b' and save the segment
with 's'.
Beginning with version 0.5 even VBR files are officially supported. 
Beginning with version 0.9.4 using a timetable or direct times with VBR files 
delivers exact(!) results at the cost of slightly lower speed.

There is also a graphical software for this problem called 'mpcut' which crashed
with some of my files, so I wrote this program. Another program but without sound
is mp3splt.
cutmp3 even works with files bigger than 2GB!

Compile it with a simple

make (you will need readline-devel or similar!)

install it to /usr/local/bin with

make install

Please read "USAGE" on detailed info on how to use cutmp3.

If you experience any trouble with a specific file, please contact me!
I did not test cutmp3 with files containing ID3 V2 tags.

Maybe this program is useful for you.
Feel free to modify and distribute it under the license restrictions of the GPL.
See file COPYING for further information.
Send bugreports, comments, suggestions to <mail@puchalla-online.de>

Jochen Puchalla, November 2003

