Flac - Jul 2007 - FLAC: general question

hi FLAC list!

I have a general question about the FLAC decoder. Is it true the FLAC
decoder requires less CPU power then a MP3 decoder? And if yes, is there
somebody who can give me a comparison e.g. FLAC decoder uses 50% less CPU
power then a MP3 decoder or is this difference only minimal?

thx
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The amount of CPU the FLAC encoder uses is dependant on how much
compression you will use.  The less compression you need, the less CPU
power that will be used.

Of course, the whole point of FLAC is to get as much compression as
possible without losing any audio fidelity.

I don't know of any site that compares CPU power usage between FLAC
and MP3.  I have seen a few threads on HA comparing CPU usage between
FLAC and other lossless formats, though.

Ivo, Harry is asking about CPU usage of the DEcoder,
not the ENcoder. And I believe FLAC is designed to use
as little CPU as possible for decoding, thereby
encouraging hardware manufacturers to include FLAC
support. 

Encoding, however, is another matter, always done on a
computer, and requiring a good measure of CPU.

Greg M.

--- Ivo Emanuel Gon?alves <justivo@gmail.com> wrote:
> The amount of CPU the FLAC encoder uses is dependant
> on how much
> compression you will use.  The less compression you
> need, the less CPU
> power that will be used.
> 
> Of course, the whole point of FLAC is to get as much
> compression as
> possible without losing any audio fidelity.
> 
> I don't know of any site that compares CPU power
> usage between FLAC
> and MP3.  I have seen a few threads on HA comparing
> CPU usage between
> FLAC and other lossless formats, though.
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