[flac-dev] FLAC QUESTION

[Erik de Castro Lopo]

Rafael Velasquez wrote:

> I'm using flac for an application.
> The fact is that i'm trying to encode a file that is not necessary a wav
> file.

Its still audio right? Or something audio like?

> So, at first, i would like to know if it's possible to encode a file
> different from the wav file with the flac encoder ?

FLAC is designed for audio. I would not encode images with it.

> When i put my data into : ok =
> FLAC__stream_encoder_process_interleaved(encoder, pcm, need);
> 
> after some rounds in my boucl i get  :
> encoding: FAILED
>    state: FLAC__STREAM_ENCODER_VERIFY_MISMATCH_IN_AUDIO_DATA   (<=== what
> does it really mean ? and what are the reasons to be in this case ? )

Have you looked at the example code?

Another alternative would be to use libsndfile which offers the ability
to encode audio data as FLAC using a much simpler API.

Erik
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