Quality settings for lossless format?!
- KVRAF
- 25849 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
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- 12880 posts since 5 Jun, 2012
That's what I meant, the file size difference between FLAC compression levels seems minimal, so one might as well pick the fastest option.
- KVRian
- 853 posts since 3 Nov, 2006 from Poland
It's hard to say - on short files I was testing it it takes a second or so. There is a difference, but it's too short to measure. Maybe someone else will try with longer files (or slower computerNumanoid wrote:How much more time does FLAC 8 take than FLAC 0 ?
- KVRAF
- 25849 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
OK, if it is that insignificant, it is FLAC 8 setting to go for then, smaller than Apple losslessszalonykp wrote:It's hard to say - on short files I was testing it it takes a second or so. There is a difference, but it's too short to measure. Maybe someone else will try with longer files (or slower computer).
- KVRian
- 853 posts since 3 Nov, 2006 from Poland
I think it will depend on the music that's being compressed (FLAC<Apple Lossless).Numanoid wrote:OK, if it is that insignificant, it is FLAC 8 setting to go for then, smaller than Apple losslessszalonykp wrote:It's hard to say - on short files I was testing it it takes a second or so. There is a difference, but it's too short to measure. Maybe someone else will try with longer files (or slower computer).