Each frame contains a 16-bit CRC of the frame data for detecting transmission errors. Lossless: The encoding of audio (PCM) data incurs no loss of information, and the decoded audio is bit-for-bit identical to what went into the encoder.It is the first truly open and free lossless audio format. And it means that all the source code is available under open-source licenses. It also means that neither the FLAC format nor any of the implemented encoding/decoding methods are covered by any known patent. It means that the specification of the format is fully open to the public to be used for any purpose, although the FLAC project reserves the right to set the FLAC specification and certify compliance. When it's said that FLAC is free, it means more than just that it is available at no cost. input plugins for various music players.metaflac, a command-line metadata editor for FLAC files.flac, a command-line program to encode and decode FLAC files.reference encoders and decoders in library form.There are build systems for autotools, MSVC, Watcom C, and Project Builder. 5 Hardware and software that support FLACįLAC is freely available and supported on most operating systems, including Windows, UNIX (Linux, *BSD, Solaris, OS X, IRIX), BeOS, OS/2, and Amiga.
