The Picard ManeuverM to memes · 2 years agoRespect to anyone still managing a library of mp3simagemessage-square488linkfedilinkarrow-up11.87Karrow-down148
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minus-squareuislinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoWhy would you need “masters” when you use lossless codec anyway?
minus-squarePraiseTheSoup@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI guess the idea was that if something happened to flac like new devices stopped supporting it for whatever reason, or if a better lossless format came along, it would be much easier to go back to the wavs and convert them to a different format.
minus-squareuislinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 years agoIt is easy to convert them back to wav, so…
minus-squarePraiseTheSoup@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoConverting back and forth, even from lossless to lossless, is a good way to lose or corrupt data. I abandoned the idea years ago anyway, but thanks.
Why would you need “masters” when you use lossless codec anyway?
I guess the idea was that if something happened to flac like new devices stopped supporting it for whatever reason, or if a better lossless format came along, it would be much easier to go back to the wavs and convert them to a different format.
It is easy to convert them back to wav, so…
Converting back and forth, even from lossless to lossless, is a good way to lose or corrupt data. I abandoned the idea years ago anyway, but thanks.