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'''FLAC''' stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. Grossly oversimplified, '''FLAC''' is similar to [[MP3]], but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in '''FLAC''' without any loss in quality. This is similar to how Zip works, except with '''FLAC''' you will get much better compression because it is designed specifically for audio, and you can play back compressed '''FLAC''' files in your favorite player (or your car or home stereo, see supported devices) just like you would an [[MP3]] file. | '''FLAC''' stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. Grossly oversimplified, '''FLAC''' is similar to [[MP3]], but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in '''FLAC''' without any loss in quality. This is similar to how Zip works, except with '''FLAC''' you will get much better compression because it is designed specifically for audio, and you can play back compressed '''FLAC''' files in your favorite player (or your car or home stereo, see supported devices) just like you would an [[MP3]] file. | ||
== Players that support FLAC == | |||
[[Foobar2000]] | |||
[http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/shop/_templates/item_main_Rio.asp?model=261 Rio Karma] | |||
== External References == | == External References == | ||
[http://flac.sourceforge.net FLAC Project Webpage] | [http://flac.sourceforge.net FLAC Project Webpage] | ||
[http://flac.sourceforge.net/download.html Download] | |||
Revision as of 21:28, 14 October 2004
What is FLAC?
FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. Grossly oversimplified, FLAC is similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality. This is similar to how Zip works, except with FLAC you will get much better compression because it is designed specifically for audio, and you can play back compressed FLAC files in your favorite player (or your car or home stereo, see supported devices) just like you would an MP3 file.
Players that support FLAC