[FFmpeg-user] flac format

2017-09-01 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Hi to all ffmpeg users. In order to backup store my audio CDs, I collect them into wav files using icedax, because I read that wav format is lossless. Now, I've just read that also flac format would be, with the advantage of occupying much less memory space than wav. As far as you listers know,

Re: [FFmpeg-user] flac format

2017-09-01 Thread Cley Faye
2017-09-01 10:55 GMT+02:00 Rodolfo Medina : > Hi to all ffmpeg users. > > In order to backup store my audio CDs, I collect them into wav files using > icedax, because I read that wav format is lossless. Now, I've just read > that > also flac format would be, with the advantage of occupying much l

Re: [FFmpeg-user] flac format

2017-09-01 Thread Rodolfo Medina
Cley Faye writes: > 2017-09-01 10:55 GMT+02:00 Rodolfo Medina : > >> Hi to all ffmpeg users. >> >> In order to backup store my audio CDs, I collect them into wav files using >> icedax, because I read that wav format is lossless. Now, I've just read >> that >> also flac format would be, with the

Re: [FFmpeg-user] flac format

2017-09-01 Thread Cley Faye
> > Thanks. Also the viceversa is as much simpler? ​For audio conversion with no change to layouts etc. it is usually that simple (but don't trust this blindly; I'm sure one can find subtle issues if one look hard enough)​ > And, please, what about wma > ​ ​ > format? Is it also lossless?

Re: [FFmpeg-user] flac format

2017-09-01 Thread PaulYurt
Paul Yurt // Media Technologist // 310-439-8009 On Sep 1, 2017, at 4:55 AM, Rodolfo Medina wrote: Hi to all ffmpeg users. In order to backup store my audio CDs, I collect them into wav files using icedax, because I read that wav format is lossless. Now, I've just read that also flac format

Re: [FFmpeg-user] flac format

2017-09-01 Thread drwho
On 2017-09-01 08:54 AM, PaulYurt wrote: Rodolfo, CD audio is encoded 16 bit WAV. If you do a clean read of the CD data to computer files, you will have very close to a copy of the original audio WAV file (plus error corrections). I recommend CD paranoia for the high

Re: [FFmpeg-user] flac format

2017-09-01 Thread Cley Faye
> > If you convert the WAV to an other format you will have an approximation > of the original data with the limitations of the codec of choice. FLAC > claims to be lossless and offering about 50% storage savings. > > Storage is inexpensive why change the format and lose the original? For the rec

Re: [FFmpeg-user] flac format

2017-09-01 Thread PaulYurt
> On Sep 1, 2017, at 9:21 AM, Cley Faye wrote: > > > If you convert the WAV to an other format you will have an approximation > of the original data with the limitations of the codec of choice. FLAC > claims to be lossless and offering about 50% storage savings. > > Storage is inexpensive wh

Re: [FFmpeg-user] flac format

2017-09-01 Thread Carl Eugen Hoyos
Hi! Am 01.09.2017 um 15:21 schrieb Cley Faye : >> >> If you convert the WAV to an other format you will have an approximation >> of the original data with the limitations of the codec of choice. This is (generally) correct. >> FLAC claims to be lossless and offering about 50% storage savings

[FFmpeg-user] H.265/HEVC codec encapsulation in AVI - wrong BITMAPINFOHEADER.biCompression value

2017-09-01 Thread Grégoire GOLOUBINOW
Dear all, When VideoLAN-VLC converts an H.265/HEVC-encoded file in AVI format, by executing a command such as: VLC -I dummy Tears_400_x265.mp4 --sout=#{access=file,mux=avi,dst='Tears_400_x265.avi'} vlc://quit VLC and Media Player Classic – Home Cinema are able to read and play the resulting A

[FFmpeg-user] IPCam Footage 4GB file showing as 30 minutes with 18M bitrate, unplayable

2017-09-01 Thread Justin Blanding
The file will not play or convert using over a dozen different tools. File is 4,097,356KB, and should be 720P footage from a webcam. The bitrate makes no sense, and the duration should be much higher, or the file should be much smaller. BlueIris created the file, but it wont play it. What comma