simple FLAC question ... I think that if flac is lossless in nature, there is no option on Earth that would allow me to actually lose bits when encoding. Is tha ...

DDDa · 02-07-2008, 10:57 AM

I think that if flac is lossless in nature, there is no option on Earth that would allow me to actually lose bits when encoding. Is that right?

I mean, I understand that a clueless newbie (me) can use settings that will create very large files (non-optimal compression), but I won't lose bits, right?

In case you're curious, I was looking at "-A gauss" and "-b 4096" and removed them. Everything still works (or not?).

Seablade · 02-07-2008, 12:54 PM

I can't think of any implementation of flac that would result in you losing bits. It is all in tradeoffs between power needed to decompress in real time, time needed to compress, and size of the file if memory serves.

Seablade

DDDa · 02-08-2008, 07:00 PM

That's what I was guessing, too. Thanks seablade.

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DDDa ▬●● Huh Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,236 Credits: 426	simple FLAC question I think that if flac is lossless in nature, there is no option on Earth that would allow me to actually lose bits when encoding. Is that right? I mean, I understand that a clueless newbie (me) can use settings that will create very large files (non-optimal compression), but I won't lose bits, right? In case you're curious, I was looking at "-A gauss" and "-b 4096" and removed them. Everything still works (or not?). __________________ I feel good, do you? The n00b guide For all your screen needs

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DDDa ▬●● Huh Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,236 Credits: 426	That's what I was guessing, too. Thanks seablade. __________________ I feel good, do you? The n00b guide For all your screen needs

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02-07-2008, 12:54 PM	#2
Seablade Dont Ask Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Somewhere in the US Posts: 3,647 Credits: 52,609	I can't think of any implementation of flac that would result in you losing bits. It is all in tradeoffs between power needed to decompress in real time, time needed to compress, and size of the file if memory serves. Seablade