[flac-dev] FLAC implementation in Windows 10

[Martijn van Beurden]

Op 19-07-15 om 00:16 schreef Brian Willoughby:
> There might even be a good reason for Microsoft to use the 
> lowest compression level: it probably takes less CPU to 
> compress and decompress, compared to the maximum compression 
> ratios.

Not really. FLAC compression at -5 reaches speeds of around 200x 
real-time even on relatively modest hardware, especially when 
looking at the minimal system requirements for Windows 10. The 
encoder is only ever used for ripping, and that usually reaches 
speeds of 20x. As for decoding, the difference is with 15% 
really small.

But hey, people ripping CDs with WMP probably won't care to much 
about it either way. The encoder is not nearly as important as 
de the decoder in this implementation.