Kyle;171186 Wrote: > Correct me if I'm wrong, but won't adding artwork to each individual > flac file add to the overall size of a music collection? What are the > specific benefits of doing it this way?
My collection is comprised of individual FLAC files (representing individuals songs) within folders named "artist - album". You are correct that storing the jpg image in each FLAC file may increase the overall size of the collection, however, whether or not this increases the actual amount of disk space occupied by a FLAC file is a different question, the answer to which depends on the file system in use and the cluster size the disk was formatted to. Suffice it to say that the increase in storage is in most cases probably negligible. The benefits (to me) are: - artwork, audio and tag info in one file - songs readily available for burning to compilations for the car etc. (as opposed to a FLAC album with embedded cue sheet) - irrespective of where file goes, I know what it's source is. If you're going to embed cover art, I'd use FLAC's preferred method over the Vorbis comment method. The former is more likely to enjoy widespread support with the passing of time. -- egd Linux and loving IT! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ egd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3425 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31718 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping
