"Flac uncompressed" not correctly working with HDCD conversions (24/44.1)

[-ol-]

Hi,

I´ve got the following problem: When decoding a file using the HDCD-plugin (regardless of +6dB or not) to "FLAC uncompressed" some sort of compression is still applied, resulting in a file that is about a third smaller than a "real" uncompressed one. When trying to convert this file again manually (to "FLAC uncompressed) nothing changes, same "compressed" file size.

I assume since 4 of the 24 bits are not actually used in the described case, the FLAC converter always compresses the resulting zeros? Every other sort of file is working fine BTW, 0% compression all the way. I´ve found nothing in the FLAC decoder settings to change, any clue or advice would be great and much appreciated

Thanks for your help,
Oliver

[mville]

See this recent thread, specifically post no. 6.

[-ol-]

Thanks a lot mville, I didn´t see that one.

Strictly speaking I would consider that behavior a (admittedly minor) bug, isn´t it? Uncompressed should really be uncompressed under all (!) circumstances. And please: No debate on audible differences of Flac vs. Wav...

I now solved the problem by converting to .wav, the tags are correctly recognized in LMS.

[Dat Ei]

Hey -ol-,

And please: No debate on audible differences of Flac vs. Wav...

promised, no debate about that. But give me an idea, why you insist on uncompressed flac?


Dat Ei

[-ol-]

promised, no debate about that. But give me an idea, why you insist on uncompressed flac? Dat Ei

Hey Dat Ei... because I want to store uncompressed audio-files with maximum tag compatibility. To my knowledge at the moment that means "Flac uncompressed", doesn´t it?

[mville]

I want to store uncompressed audio-files with maximum tag compatibility. To my knowledge at the moment that means "Flac uncompressed", doesn´t it?

Unless there is something about uncompressed flacs that I do not know, you get the same tag compatibility, regardless of the compression level used.

Perhaps you are getting confused between audio level compression and data compression?

[Dat Ei]

Perhaps you are getting confused between audio level compression and data compression?

That's my suspicion too. That's why I've asked.


Dat Ei

[-ol-]

Unless there is something about uncompressed flacs that I do not know, you get the same tag compatibility, regardless of the compression level used.

Perhaps you are getting confused between audio level compression and data compression?

Actually I don´t know why you are trying to give me an unasked-for lecture?

I am well aware of the fact that all kinds of .flac (uncompressed or compressed 0-8) are taggable in the same way and also that they are all in the end bit-perfect (=losless, regardless of the used compression rate). For reasons I won´t discuss here I wish to keep an uncompressed (!) .flac... this always works flawlessly using dbpoweramp apart from the one special described case. It´s not the end of the world, I just wanted to point that out. Thanks to the link you provided it became clear that I am not the first one to observe the described behavior.

Not much more to say in my eyes, actually...

[mville]

Actually I don´t know why you are trying to give me an unasked-for lecture?

I am well aware of the fact that all kinds of .flac (uncompressed or compressed 0-8) are taggable in the same way and also that they are all in the end bit-perfect (=losless, regardless of the used compression rate). For reasons I won´t discuss here I wish to keep an uncompressed (!) .flac... this always works flawlessly using dbpoweramp apart from the one special described case. It´s not the end of the world, I just wanted to point that out. Thanks to the link you provided it became clear that I am not the first one to observe the described behavior.

Not much more to say in my eyes, actually...

Sorry, no lecture here. I was just responding to YOUR statement about uncompressed flac files and maximum tag compatibility, which I found confusing and I am still confused about. This is a forum where I was trying to help you and where you could hopefully help me to understand that statement.

FWIW, IMO, if you want maximum tag compatibility, I suggest you don't convert to wav.