i am sure i fluked this before but i cant seem to remember how i did it,i have media player and jukebox on my computer
thx
thx
how do i play/convert flac files
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DeathsHead
All Knowing All Seeing
what is FLAC?
FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. Grossly oversimplified, FLAC is similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality. This is similar to how Zip works, except with FLAC you will get much better compression because it is designed specifically for audio, and you can play back compressed FLAC files in your favorite player (or your car or home stereo, see supported devices) just like you would an MP3 file.
FLAC is freely available and supported on most operating systems, including Windows, "unix" (Linux, *BSD, Solaris, OS X, IRIX), BeOS, OS/2, and Amiga. There are build systems for autotools, MSVC, Watcom C, and Project Builder.
See the features page for a complete list of features, or the comparison page to see how FLAC compares with other lossless codecs.
The FLAC project consists of:
the stream format
reference encoders and decoders in library form
flac, a command-line program to encode and decode FLAC files
metaflac, a command-line metadata editor for FLAC files
input plugins for various music players
When we say that FLAC is "Free" it means more than just that it is available at no cost. It means that the specification of the format is fully open to the public to be used for any purpose (the FLAC project reserves the right to set the FLAC specification and certify compliance), and that neither the FLAC format nor any of the implemented encoding/decoding methods are covered by any known patent. It also means that all the source code is available under open-source licenses. It is the first truly open and free lossless audio format. (For more information, see the license page.)
http://flac.sourceforge.net/
FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. Grossly oversimplified, FLAC is similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality. This is similar to how Zip works, except with FLAC you will get much better compression because it is designed specifically for audio, and you can play back compressed FLAC files in your favorite player (or your car or home stereo, see supported devices) just like you would an MP3 file.
FLAC is freely available and supported on most operating systems, including Windows, "unix" (Linux, *BSD, Solaris, OS X, IRIX), BeOS, OS/2, and Amiga. There are build systems for autotools, MSVC, Watcom C, and Project Builder.
See the features page for a complete list of features, or the comparison page to see how FLAC compares with other lossless codecs.
The FLAC project consists of:
the stream format
reference encoders and decoders in library form
flac, a command-line program to encode and decode FLAC files
metaflac, a command-line metadata editor for FLAC files
input plugins for various music players
When we say that FLAC is "Free" it means more than just that it is available at no cost. It means that the specification of the format is fully open to the public to be used for any purpose (the FLAC project reserves the right to set the FLAC specification and certify compliance), and that neither the FLAC format nor any of the implemented encoding/decoding methods are covered by any known patent. It also means that all the source code is available under open-source licenses. It is the first truly open and free lossless audio format. (For more information, see the license page.)
http://flac.sourceforge.net/
monstro
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jdelpi
Imported Killer
yeah what deathshead said, plus there is a plug-in for winamp if you have that. (winamp and the plug-in are free. they're not hard to find)
jdelpi
Imported Killer
stu73
New Metal Member
If you want to convert from flac to mp3 for playing on an mp3 player or something else that doesn't support flac, you can try dbPowerAmp converter: http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm
Inside Out
Anthrax Groupie
winamp v.2 was the best, it uses very little of your cpu compared to media players such as Windows Media Player. plus it has thousands of skins. if anybody has the winamp v.2 install file i would greatly appreciate a copy of it.
I also reccommend the VLC Media Player, i dont remember the download URL but i'll find it when i get home from work and post it, never got a file that VLC can't play.
I also reccommend the VLC Media Player, i dont remember the download URL but i'll find it when i get home from work and post it, never got a file that VLC can't play.
