Hello, I've tried encoding a FLAC file from a WAVE file saved with 24-bits-per-sample, using the flac executable. I get this warning:
WARNING: legacy WAVE file has format type 1 but bits-per-sample=24 The code is currently here on line 373: src/flac/encode.c where the comment says let these slide with a warning since they're unambiguous I do not really understand the warning when I try to break it down. First, *legacy* WAVE file -- what makes this a "legacy" WAVE file? Second, format type 1 What is that exactly? In the source code I see "format type" is referred to as "format tag", since the variable name is "wFormatTag". Is this what's referred to in this reference http://soundfile.sapp.org/doc/WaveFormat/ as AudioFormat There it says 1 for PCM Is there something about PCM format that implies either 8- or 16-bits-per-second? I'm new at this and trying to understand it. Can someone explain? Also, a related but more practical question: is there *any* way to create a 24- or 32-bits-per-sample WAVE file without getting this warning when flac tries to encode it? Thanks, Mark _______________________________________________ flac-dev mailing list flac-dev@xiph.org http://lists.xiph.org/mailman/listinfo/flac-dev
