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FLAC for Mac OS X v1.2.1
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FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec.
Grossly oversimplified, FLAC is similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality. This is similar to how Zip works, except with FLAC you will get much better compression because it is designed specifically for audio, and you can play back compressed FLAC files in your favorite player (or your car or home stereo, just like you would an MP3 file.
NOTE: Several virus scanners are reporting that FLAC contains a trojan; this is a FALSE POSITIVE.
Grossly oversimplified, FLAC is similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality. This is similar to how Zip works, except with FLAC you will get much better compression because it is designed specifically for audio, and you can play back compressed FLAC files in your favorite player (or your car or home stereo, just like you would an MP3 file.
NOTE: Several virus scanners are reporting that FLAC contains a trojan; this is a FALSE POSITIVE.
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Date added
10 Apr 2009
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