Difference between revisions of "FLAC"
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+ | '''FLAC''' is short for '''Free Lossless Audio Compression'''. It is a [[codec]] and [[file format]] which provides a [[lossless|perfect]] quality audio file. Normally, FLAC files contain [[CD|CD quality]] audio. | ||
− | [ | + | FLAC provides a smaller size of file than [[PCM]] [[WAV]] (about half the size), but very much larger than [[lossy]] codecs like [[MP3]]. MP3s are about 5-10% the size of WAV files, but are lower quality. |
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− | + | A CD's worth of data is... | |
− | + | * 700MB as a CD | |
− | + | * 700MB as WAV | |
− | + | * '''300MB as FLAC''' | |
− | + | * 40MB as MP3 (128 [[kbps]]) | |
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Revision as of 08:30, 30 June 2006
FLAC is short for Free Lossless Audio Compression. It is a codec and file format which provides a perfect quality audio file. Normally, FLAC files contain CD quality audio.
FLAC provides a smaller size of file than PCM WAV (about half the size), but very much larger than lossy codecs like MP3. MP3s are about 5-10% the size of WAV files, but are lower quality.
A CD's worth of data is...
- 700MB as a CD
- 700MB as WAV
- 300MB as FLAC
- 40MB as MP3 (128 kbps)