Flac files

[alanforduk]

I get it now, but it seems counter-intuitive for a smaller file to 
contain more information.

Alan


--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Brewer" <lists@...> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 12:39 PM, alanforduk
> <alan@...> wrote:
> 
> > I have noticed that, when using Audacity, Wav files are larger 
than
> > Flacs. Does this not mean they're better?
> 
> FLAC is a lossless form of compression -- that is, even though the
> file is smaller, you can reconstruct the original audio data exactly
> from the FLAC file, so there is never any loss in quality. Therefore
> WAV has no quality benefit over FLAC, and FLAC offers smaller file
> sizes (even compared to ZIPped WAV files, as FLAC is specifically
> designed for audio data).
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Lossless_Audio_Codec
> 
> 
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> Rob Brewer rob@... http://www.rbrwr.org
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>