On 04 Jul 2002 11:37:49 +0200 Guillaume Cottenceau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. > > What is the point of being lossless? > > How does it compare in terms of performance (e.g. size of typical > audio files) to raw/wav and mp3/ogg? >
The typical compression rate using flac for an audio cd is between 25 and 75%. Not trying to pass the buck but a better presentation than I can do of what flac is and can do is found here. http://flac.sourceforge.net/features.html. Charles -------------- As the poet said, "Only God can make a tree" -- probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on. -- Woody Allen ---------------------- Charles A Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------
