On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Dennis Brunnenmeyer <denn...@chronometrics.com> wrote: > I'm well aware how compression works.
If you're going to be condescending, then it only to remains to say that you're clearly not aware of how compression works. > But images and document files do not > depend on the relative timing of the data to reproduce themselves. > They are > in essence only two-dimensional in space, whereas the data in a sound file > is time-dependent. This is a complete misunderstanding. > The question really has more to do with the decoded FLAC stream output, > which I presume is a linear PCM file, e.g. WAV. If FLAC is lossless and > created from an original CBR WAV file, is is true that the decoded output is > also CBR when played? FLAC is a lossless compression scheme. That's it. Stop wondering, and if you can't stop wondering, go read the papers on it. > Thanks for any insights on this matter. I've been told that because a FLAC > stream from a server to an application is VBR, that certain transients are > not handled correctly, like the ringing of bells. If this were true, FLAC > would not be lossless in this application. your information is wrong. FLAC does not do psycho-acoustic compression. it does not create artifacts. it is a *lossless* compression scheme. _______________________________________________ Flac-dev mailing list Flac-dev@xiph.org http://lists.xiph.org/mailman/listinfo/flac-dev