with or without -f, flac doesn't check if the file gets bigger; the user might have specified more metadata/padding or just want to use the newer encoder because of some feature.
Josh --- Brian Willoughby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmm, what if the FLAC options produce a larger file on output than > input? Would -f (force) cause the whole process to fail as soon as > the output exceeded the input? > > Brian > > > On Apr 9, 2007, at 17:01, Josh Coalson wrote: > > --- Harry Sack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > is it possible to re-encode an existing FLAC file by using the FLAC > > file itself as input to the encoder like this: flac -V --best > > inputfile.flac OR do you have decode it to WAV first? > > yes you can re-encode from FLAC. that command works but if you want > it to go back to the same file you have to add the -f (force) option. > > http://flac.sourceforge.net/documentation_tools_flac.html ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL _______________________________________________ Flac mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xiph.org/mailman/listinfo/flac
