K-Lite Codec Pack VS FLAC

K-Lite Codec Pack Reviews

FLAC Reviews

K-Lite Codec Pack mentions (12)

• and you thought microtransactions in video games were bad

  Also codecguide.com has all codecs and players. I use MPC-BE from here:. Source: over 1 year ago

• Really can't get the subtitles to work on a movie that I pirated

  Or K-Lite (full) if you want additional features - https://codecguide.com/. Source: over 1 year ago

• 360 security anti "virus"

  K-Lite is what I use (specifically the Full pack) - https://codecguide.com. Source: over 1 year ago

• video playback issue on Google Chrome (device - Lenovo Yoga 920 13IKB)

  I'm just wondering if your having a codec issue. The only way to know for sure if a codec is the problem is by installing a codec pack, like K-Lite Codec Pack (which is what I'm using). Source: almost 2 years ago

• How to play A H264 file

  If you're using Windows, in addition to VLC you could use the MPC-HC player that's included in the excellent K-Lite Codec Pack from Codec Guide. Source: about 2 years ago

FLAC mentions (6)

• Best iPod for music in 2023 with large capacity.

  The Xiph.org foundation maintains FLAC and they have a list of tools that might be helpful. Source: 11 months ago

• lossless music on the 7th gen

  Lastly, ALAC hasn't been updated by apple since 2016. FLAC is actively maintained by xiph.org and saw its last update this past October. Source: about 1 year ago

• [Audio] The MQA Controversy: How an inferior format tried to take over the high-end audio market and caused major backlash

  Excessive licensing costs weren’t the only concern surrounding MQA though. MQA is touted as being DRM free, with audio streams able to be stored in the very popular, open source FLAC format. Only the lower resolution 16-bit audio is truly DRM free however. MQA’s authentication watermarking must be present in the file, and properly validated at playback, otherwise MQA decoders will refuse to unfold the audio to... Source: over 1 year ago

• What audio format do you put on your iPods?

  FLAC continues to be actively maintained and updated. Which, actually thanks for asking your question because in checking sources I noticed FLAC was just updated not two weeks ago. I thik the last time I updated my encoder libraries was after MP3 lost patent protection and dropped licensing a few years ago, so this is fortuitous timing! Anyways, FLAC continues to be meaningfully updated (homepage @ xiph and the... Source: over 1 year ago

• ELI5: How does audio compression (mp3, etc) make sound files so much smaller?

  There are lossless audio compression standards such as FLAC. Source: over 2 years ago