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@@ -365,9 +365,11 @@ This specifies the icecast mountpoint to use.
This specifies the password to use when logging in to the icecast server.
.TP
.B quality <quality>
-This specifies the ogg encoding quality to use. The value must be between 0
+This specifies the encoding quality to use. The value must be between 0
and 10. Fractional values, such as 2.5, are permitted. Either the quality or
-the bitrate parameter must be specified, but not both.
+the bitrate parameter must be specified, but not both. For Ogg, a
+higher quality number produces higher quality output. For MP3, it's
+just the opposite, with lower numbers producing higher quality output.
.TP
.B bitrate <kbps>
This specifies the bitrate to use for encoding. Either the quality or the
@@ -378,6 +380,10 @@ This specifies the sample rate, bits per sample, and number of channels to use
for encoding.
.SH OPTIONAL SHOUT OUTPUT PARAMETERS
.TP
+.B encoding <encoding>
+This specifies which output encoding to use. Should be either "ogg"
+or "mp3". The default is "ogg".
+.TP
.B user <username>
This specifies the username to use when logging in to the icecast server. The
default is "source".