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{{website|FLAC|http://flac.sourceforge.net}} | {{website|FLAC|http://flac.sourceforge.net}} | ||
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'''FLAC''' is short for '''Free Lossless Audio Compression'''. It is | '''FLAC''' is short for '''Free Lossless Audio Compression'''. It is an open source [[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 | FLAC provides a smaller size of file than [[PCM]] [[WAV]] (about half the size), but 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... | A CD's worth of data is... | ||
Revision as of 22:15, 7 October 2006
FLAC is short for Free Lossless Audio Compression. It is an open source 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 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)