In Reply to: Re: Apple Lossless vs. AIFF posted by Gordon Rankin on May 17, 2004 at 13:02:28:
Rather than start a new thread, let me try to hijack this one sideways.I'm working on a project for the iPod, and have been ripping some CDs to have tunes to listen to. So far I use AAC at 320k. I haven't had a chance to do any kind of A/B really, but would prefer lossless coding.
Am I right that AIFF is kinda sorta another "flavor" of CD data-in other words, it's uncompressed "perfect" data, though the exact file format is not Red Book? And the file size is about as big as the CD?
And Apple Lossless is another variation on WinZip/StuffIt/Meridian Lossless Packing type schemes? Which Windows Media and RealPlayer won't support, much as I think iTunes doesn't support their lossless formats?
I don't see an option in iTunes 4.5 to use lossless coding, where is that?
How will the AL files size compare to 320k AAC? About twice as big, depending on the music?
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- Re: newbie help AL vs. AIFF - head_unit 09:57:06 05/19/04 (10)
- Re: newbie help AL vs. AIFF - Stephen 15:48:14 05/19/04 (4)
- Compression ratio and classical music - Jsterritt 08:56:22 05/21/04 (1)
- Tagging classical music - Stephen 16:20:21 05/21/04 (0)
- Duh, guess I gotta open my eyes - head_unit 17:03:44 05/19/04 (1)
- Re: Duh, guess I gotta open my eyes - Stephen 17:16:05 05/19/04 (0)
- Re: newbie help AL vs. AIFF - Jsterritt 12:51:48 05/19/04 (4)
- Such as what exactly? - head_unit 14:29:13 05/19/04 (3)
- Apple Lossless Conjecture - Jsterritt 15:17:31 05/19/04 (2)
- iPod update, Apple Lossless info, AIFF-)AL Converting help. - Gordon Rankin 13:22:29 05/20/04 (0)
- Yes, it's "perfect sound forever" :-D - head_unit 17:08:01 05/19/04 (0)