FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)

FLAC ist ein verlustfreies Audiokomprimierungsformat, das auf 50-70 % der Originalgröße komprimiert, ohne Qualität zu verlieren. Offener Standard für Hi-Fi-Musik.

MIME-Typ

audio/flac

Typ

Binaer

Komprimierung

Verlustfrei

Vorteile

+ Bit-perfect lossless compression — no quality loss whatsoever
+ 50-70% compression ratio saves significant storage
+ Open source with universal player support
+ Rich metadata via Vorbis Comments and embedded album art

Nachteile

− Files are 2-3x larger than lossy MP3 at equivalent listening quality
− Not supported by some older devices and car stereos
− Streaming bandwidth requirements are higher than lossy codecs

Wann Sie .FLAC verwenden sollten

Verwenden Sie FLAC für Musikarchivierung, Hi-Fi-Streaming und wenn verlustfreie Qualität mit kleinerer Dateigröße als WAV gewünscht ist.

Technische Details

FLAC verwendet lineare Vorhersage mit Restcodierung. Es unterstützt bis zu 32-Bit/655-kHz-Audio und eingebettete Metadaten (Vorbis Comments).

Geschichte

Josh Coalson veröffentlichte FLAC 2001 als Open-Source-Alternative zu proprietären verlustfreien Codecs.

Von .FLAC konvertieren

.flac → .aac .flac → .ac3 .flac → .aiff .flac → .alac .flac → .amr .flac → .ape .flac → .avi .flac → .flv .flac → .m4a .flac → .mid .flac → .midi .flac → .mkv .flac → .mov .flac → .mp3 .flac → .mp4 .flac → .ogg .flac → .opus .flac → .wav .flac → .webm .flac → .wma

In .FLAC konvertieren

.aac → .flac .ac3 → .flac .aiff → .flac .alac → .flac .amr → .flac .ape → .flac .avi → .flac .flv → .flac .m4a → .flac .mid → .flac .midi → .flac .mkv → .flac .mov → .flac .mp3 → .flac .mp4 → .flac .ogg → .flac .opus → .flac .wav → .flac .webm → .flac .wma → .flac

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