FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
FLAC adalah codec audio lossless open-source yang mengompresi audio menjadi 50-70% dari ukuran aslinya tanpa kehilangan sedikit pun kualitas. Format ini adalah pilihan utama bagi audiophile, pengarsipan musik, dan kasus penggunaan apa pun di mana mempertahankan fidelitas audio penuh itu penting.
Tipe MIME
audio/flac
Tipe
Biner
Kompresi
Lossless
Kelebihan
- + 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
Kekurangan
- − 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
Kapan Menggunakan .FLAC
Gunakan FLAC untuk mengarsipkan koleksi musik, mendistribusikan audio fidelitas tinggi, dan skenario apa pun di mana kualitas lossless dengan ukuran file yang lebih kecil diperlukan.
Detail Teknis
FLAC menggunakan prediksi linear, pengodean residual, dan pengodean entropi Rice/Golomb untuk mengompresi audio secara lossless. Format ini mendukung hingga kedalaman 32-bit, sample rate 655 kHz, dan 8 kanal. Pencarian dimungkinkan melalui tabel pencarian dalam stream.
Riwayat
Josh Coalson merilis FLAC pada tahun 2001 sebagai alternatif gratis dan open-source untuk codec lossless proprietary. Xiph.Org Foundation kini memeliharanya. Dukungan FLAC menjadi standar di Android, iOS, dan sebagian besar pemutar musik.
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