flac dev - Mar 2006 - Why does FLAC not support bitrates?

grep -i bitrate /usr/include/FLAC/*

doesn't work...

Dirk wrote:
> grep -i bitrate /usr/include/FLAC/*
Lossy encoders like MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC etc can throw away as
much data as is necessary to meet a bitrate goal.

FLAC however, is a **lossless** encoder. It makes the smallest 
file it can without losing any information. Because it has a
goalof being lossless, it cannot even attempt to meet a bitrate
target.

Erik
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Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:
> Dirk wrote:
> 
> 
>>grep -i bitrate /usr/include/FLAC/*
> 
> 
> Lossy encoders like MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC etc can throw away as
> much data as is necessary to meet a bitrate goal.
> 
> FLAC however, is a **lossless** encoder. It makes the smallest 
> file it can without losing any information. Because it has a
> goalof being lossless, it cannot even attempt to meet a bitrate
> target.
> 
> Erik
I get it...

Thanks..