[Flac-dev] Re: FLAC: same features as WavPack

[Justin Frankel]

Brian Willoughby wrote:
> Hi Justin,
>
> Are you saying that 24-bit support does not work for you?  Which 
> version of FLAC are you using?  What platform?  What kind of files are 
> you trying to compress?
>




We're using FLAC 1.1.2, and we're compressing any kinds of PCM audio. 
The software that we make that uses it is REAPER, www.reaper.fm.

We sent some messages back in august, as did other people, that FLAC is 
using the verbatim block type or whatnot.. if you like I can dig up the 
emails, but at some point there was a reply from Josh Coalson saying 
something about a bug in the rice encoder...

> I am not any kind of official spokesperson for FLAC, but this alleged 
> report about 24-bit problems surfaced in Aug 2006.  However, I have 
> been successfully using 24-bit FLAC since June of 2004, and I have 
> never seen a single problem.  The largest FLAC-compressed files are 
> 69% of the original 24-bit file, and I have never seen one end up 
> larger than the original.  In other words, I have never been able to 
> reproduce the problem.  I have recorded about 90 live shows in 24-bit 
> format, up to 18 channels multitrack, and have successfully compressed 
> over 75 GB of 24-bit audio with absolutely no errors.
>

Which version of FLAC are you using, and on what platform(s)?

> Why would you tell people to use WavPack when FLAC is flawless?
>

Because FLAC in 24 bit mode doesnt work with our application!  We also 
posted our encoder setup calls etc, and I believe we heard back that it 
should be fine. And everything works hunky dory in 16 bit mode..

-Justin

> Brian Willoughby
> Sound Consulting
>
>
> On Mar 30, 2007, at 11:34, Justin Frankel wrote:
>> 2007/3/29, Brian Willoughby <brianw at sounds.wa.com 
>> <mailto:brianw at sounds.wa.com>>:
>>     There actually is no problem with 24-bit support, as I stated
>>     earlier.  So before people start chiming in with "me too" - I'd
>>     like to request that you actually say what problem you're seeing,
>>     along with a few details.  Let's not start a rumor fest here.
>
> I actually joined this list because I wanted to see if this problem 
> could be addressed... oh well we just tell people to use WavPack...
>
> -Justin