ffmpeg plays FLAC so virtually all Linux based players play FLAC. ffmpeg is cross platform so any player that uses libffmpeg will support FLAC out-the-box.
On 28/10/2011, Jake Markhus <[email protected]> wrote: > I was looking and found out only winamp and the android music players play > FLAC. You could also try VLC which plays EVERYTHING. > Am told FLAC is for the distinguishing audiophile though to my mediocre ears > I could notice nothing much in the sound quality. > > > > jmarkhus > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Rocco Radisch > Sent: 28 October 2011 14:04 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LUG] ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) open-source now > > > > Right, > so much to the theory. Just read that one can't even buy lossless ALAC tunes > on iTunes store. Makes me wonder for what is ALAC used for anyway? > > Which MP3 players support FLAC? Never heard of it so far. > > Rocco > > > > > On 28/10/2011 1:40 PM, Peter C. Ndikuwera wrote: > > Well, considering that iTunes itself uses the lossy AAC codec, I wonder how > many Apple people have any ALAC-encoded files? > > Also, there's a true FLOSS audio codec called FLAC that's been around for, > um, TEN years. > > :-) > > P. > > > > -- > > Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable events > occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is given > credit. > > > > > > On 28 October 2011 09:11, Mark Tinka <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Friday, October 28, 2011 01:38:26 PM Rocco Radisch wrote: > >> While for some people that >> might not make a big difference, but if you know a few >> audio enthusiasts they will adhere that mp3 is not a >> preferred format for storing audio if you look at >> quality. > > It is true, MP3 is generally not a preferred format for > professional installations, e.g., disco's, radio stations, > e.t.c. This was especially the case at the start of the 21st > century, when Napster made MP3's very popular. > > I knew several radio stations that moved from playing CD's > to computers, and they didn't want MP3 - they went > uncompressed; not efficient for space, but professional. > > In disco's (when I used to DJ), most folk who hadn't ever > contemplated trading in their CDJ's for the VirtualDJ of the > day weren't so enthusiastic about MP3's. To compensate, we > tended to use higher bit rates of about 320Kbps for such > installations, although I normally preferred 128Kbps due to > hard drive space constraints. > > Most people cannot discern the difference in quality, > especially if a song is encoded in MP3 format at a nominal > 192Kbps bit rate. > > Mark. > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > -- -- Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable events occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is given credit. _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
