okay, i'm getting into flac now, and in the process of re-ripping 6,000+ files into flac format, instead of mp3. now i've figgured out that the higer the compression level, the smaller the file, (kinda obvious) but does the tighter file just require more oomph to rip/play? flac is a lossless codec, so using level 8 compresson shouldn't degrade the audio any, correct?
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FLAC compression levels?
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unhappy_mage
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yay flac! yes, compressing at level 8 does not take any more cpu power to decode than a file compressed at level 1. flac is optimized for decompression. i'd suggest EAC if you're not using it already. there's no point in losslessly compressing the wrong bits.
Flac is very asymmetric, and unless you use your own set of compression options [like -secret-ultra-blahblah, whatever it's called] the CPU usage during decoding is very low. Just don't fool with a symmetric codec like LA, that one requires about a 3GHz proc just to decode!
unhappy_mage said:
i'm using Easy CD-DA extractor ver. 7 right now and i love it. (i've been using that since version five) but i've done a pretty fair share of research on EAC. i can't figgure out what it does that EZCDextractor won't.... anyone care to enlighten an EAC n00b?
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It gives you the ability of getting really good RIPs from scratched to very scratched CDs.
If your CDs are pristine there probably won't be too much of a difference.
If your CDs are pristine there probably won't be too much of a difference.