[Flac-dev] Why does FLAC not support bitrates?

[Erik de Castro Lopo]

Dirk wrote:

> grep -i bitrate /usr/include/FLAC/*

Lossy encoders like MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC etc can throw away as
much data as is necessary to meet a bitrate goal.

FLAC however, is a **lossless** encoder. It makes the smallest 
file it can without losing any information. Because it has a
goalof being lossless, it cannot even attempt to meet a bitrate
target.

Erik
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