Hercules;196413 Wrote: > I think this verifies the FLAC file as it is being created. Some people > argue that it's not really necessary. I just include it because > everyone else does. Baaaa. (That's an impression of a sheep!)
LOL! To quote the flac documentation I linked to: > -V, --verify Verify the encoding process. With this option, flac > will create a parallel decoder that decodes the output of the encoder > and compares the result against the original. It will abort immediately > with an error if a mismatch occurs. -V increases the total encoding time > but is guaranteed to catch any unforseen bug in the encoding process. Decoding FLACs is designed to be very fast and easy. It'll add a few seconds to the encode. You have to ask yourself if the extra 5 seconds is worth it for data integrity. Most people say yes. Now, FLAC is so widely used and so well-documented that the encoder itself is pretty well-proven by now. It does not make errors on a routine basis. But you never know. This will catch it should that ever happen. You will probably never see the encoder fail based on a problem with verify - I haven't. -- Mark Lanctot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34610 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping
