Comments on: Windows Media Player: How do I Play Ogg and FLAC Files in WMP?

By: Dj_jammer

Dj_jammer — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:36:00 +0000

one thing to add….linear pcm is also .wav. linear pcm is standard wave format. In which goes into FLAC container.

Everyone has different sets of ears. Taste is all that matters. No sense in flaming.

By: Dj_jammer

Dj_jammer — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:28:00 +0000

Let’s get this clear. FLAC is Free Lossless (not entirely) Audio Codec. It has ome loss. Not as much as mp3. FLAC is a compression technique.
Compression techniques take large files such as wave (.wav) files and reduce the data bits while preserving as much of the audio landscape as possible. It is NOT 100 percent lossless. It is taking a .wav file and compressing it into a container. Notice “as possible” being a key phrase. NOTHING is 100 percent lossless!!!!

By: Hellbilly Hillraiser

Hellbilly Hillraiser — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:41:00 +0000

The point of FLAC is so that when files are traded multiple times they don’t get degraded. Anyone can incode a 96kbit MP3 file as 320kbit but the audio quality is still 96kbit. The FLAC format preserves original adio quality for music traders.

By: Mr Knowitall

Mr Knowitall — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:53:00 +0000

Windows Media Player: How do I Play Ogg and FLAC Files in WMP?
The answer: Who cares.
There is a ridiculous amount of alternatives to WMP that are infinitely better.
For audio try: J River Jukebox, Media Monkey, XBMC, Songbird.
For Video try: VLC, J River Media Center, XBMC, TMT.

By: Wellsp

Wellsp — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:38:00 +0000

I think the main thrust was why won’t Window’s Media Player support the
FLAC codec natively.

By: Connor McBrine-Ellis

Connor McBrine-Ellis — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:14:00 +0000

BOTH of those are lossless audio files. HECK they have LOSSLESS in their names! SO STOP SAYING THEY AREN’T! What’s next, are you gunna say FLAC’s not lossless? Grow up.

By: Connor McBrine-Ellis

Connor McBrine-Ellis — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:12:00 +0000

what does “boosted” mean?

By: Connor McBrine-Ellis

Connor McBrine-Ellis — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:08:00 +0000

it’s called lossless, it sounds lossless (aka. great), and it has a huge bitrate. Sounds pretty lossless to me.

Why does everyone think it’s lossless? BECAUSE IT IS. Also it has lossless in it’s name.

By: VVN

VVN — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:15:00 +0000

Why—-The—-HELL—-does everyone think WMA lossless is lossless?
It isn’t. Neither is Apple Lossless…

By: VVN

VVN — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:12:00 +0000

WMA lossless ISN’T LOSSLESS. IT’S COMPRESSED AND BOOSTED> WHY DOES EVERYBODY THINK IT’S LOSSLESS????????