ChrisB Wrote: > Wouldn't a filename extension 'preference list' be more elegant? Eg > prefer .flac ahead of .mp3, etc?] Yes, if it is a simple choice of Flac/AAC or Flac/MP3.
It is more complicated if you have a mixture of Vorbis/MP3/Flac/AAC in your library. Using the largest file is more a quick-and-dirty solution. To do it properly would require much more than filename extensions; for instance, I would rather use Vorbis than MP3 (for its gapless capability), unless the MP3 has a bitrate > 120% of the vorbis AND I am not listening to a gapless album. How would you distinguish between Vorbis and OggFlac (both have .ogg extension). How would you distinguish between WMA lossless and lossy? A proper solution has many variables to take into account: * codec type (*not* file extension) * bitrate/codec quality (i.e. AAC 100Kbps VBR == MP3 128Kbps CBR) * is codec gapless? * is gapless playback required? (i.e. listening to gapless album) * is codec native? (i.e. does user want ffwd/rewind capability) * is transcoding required? (i.e. is there enough CPU?) * source (CD->MP3 might be preferred over vinyl->flac) -- clumsyoik ------------------------------------------------------------------------ clumsyoik's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1997 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19052 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
