[Flac] streaming support?

[Brian Willoughby]

The official FLAC site has answers to your questions and many  
others.  There is extensive documentation which you should read  
through in order to get familiar with the format, as well as a FAQ.

Answer to #1 found:
http://flac.sourceforge.net/features.html

Answer to #2 found:
http://flac.sourceforge.net/format.html

Answer to #3 found:
http://flac.sourceforge.net/comparison.html

That entire site is very reliable.  The author of FLAC has not made  
any outlandish claims about capabilities, so you can trust what you  
read there.  If you're doing a research paper, I would suggest that  
you read every word on this site and make sure you fully understand  
the topic.

Brian Willoughby
Sound Consulting

P.S.  If it seems like I'm being a little obtuse, be assured that it  
is my intention to encourage you to learn how to teach yourself how  
to find the answers to such things.


On Feb 25, 2009, at 18:20, Casey wrote:

Dear FLAC developers,

I'm a student at CSU Dominguez Hills and I'm doing a research paper  
about "codecs for streaming HD audio" for my audio recording class.   
I'm curious if you folks could answer a few questions or offer any  
important information, technical or otherwise, about your popular  
lossless codec.  It would be great if I could get an official  
reference.  I will of course cite your name(s).

I am wondering:
1. Does the FLAC codec support streaming?
2. Does the FLAC codec support high definition audio, that is 24-bit/ 
96Khz audio or better, or at least quality better than that of a CD?
3. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of the FLAC  
codec, as compared to other codecs such as WMA Lossless or Apple's  
ALAC?  Or if you cannot share information about disadvantages, then  
what does FLAC do very well, and what applications is it not designed  
for?

If you would like to add anything else that you feel I should include  
then please do.  May I also use the official FLAC documentation?  I  
will cite Mr. Coalson.  Thank you so much for your time and  
assistance.  There is a lot of information on the web, but I have had  
a difficult time finding reliable information about this topic.

Respectfully,
Casey Geist