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Title: Problem Trying to Encode 24 bit Files to Flac
Post by: dennisrtyler on September 27, 2007, 06:07:20 PM
ok i've got my 24 bit wav file set here. i drop 'em into flac frontend, set the output directory, hit encode and i get an error message saying that the files must be 44.1? can flac frontend not flac 24/48 wav files? TIA
Title: Re: Problem Trying to Encode 24 bit Files to Flac
Post by: rowjimmytour on September 27, 2007, 06:28:32 PM
Did you happen to use CDWAV first? If you did you have to check the 24 bit box before you save. Done that been there good luck and +t for your troubles.
peace
Title: Re: Problem Trying to Encode 24 bit Files to Flac
Post by: dennisrtyler on September 27, 2007, 06:31:56 PM
Did you happen to use CDWAV first? If you did you have to check the 24 bit box before you save. Done that been there good luck and +t for your troubles.
peace
yeah i used cdwav to cut the tracks and checked the 24 bit box. the files are fine but flac frontend doesn't seem to like the fact that they are 24/48. i guess they need to be 24/44.1?
Title: Re: Problem Trying to Encode 24 bit Files to Flac
Post by: danlynch on September 27, 2007, 06:36:23 PM
Flac Frontend can definitely encode 24/48.
This is a long-shot, but it you did check the 24 bit box in CDWave (I've also made the mistake of not checking!), the only thing I can guess is that you need to get the latest Frontend.
Title: Re: Problem Trying to Encode 24 bit Files to Flac
Post by: boojum on September 27, 2007, 06:38:15 PM
Dennis - I just tested this to make sure it works, and it does: use foobar2000 to do the deed.  I converted a large WAV file at 24/48 to FLAC 8 in 48 bit format.  foobar2000 is free and rips, tags, burns and other stuff in addition to transcoding.  And, it is free here: www.foobar2000.org. 

Cheers
Title: Re: Problem Trying to Encode 24 bit Files to Flac
Post by: dennisrtyler on September 27, 2007, 06:42:54 PM
ok it's telling me error: file is 48 and needs to be 44.1 for sector alignment. what gives? boojum, thanks for the tip but i'd like to figure this out on the software i already have, especially since it should work.
Title: Re: Problem Trying to Encode 24 bit Files to Flac
Post by: rowjimmytour on September 27, 2007, 06:43:50 PM
Did you happen to use CDWAV first? If you did you have to check the 24 bit box before you save. Done that been there good luck and +t for your troubles.
peace
yeah i used cdwav to cut the tracks and checked the 24 bit box. the files are fine but flac frontend doesn't seem to like the fact that they are 24/48. i guess they need to be 24/44.1?
Did you happen to upgrade your pc since last w/ the god awful Vista by any chance? If so I switched to traders helper and have decoded many shows since always at 24 48. Again good luck.
Peace
Title: Re: Problem Trying to Encode 24 bit Files to Flac
Post by: dennisrtyler on September 27, 2007, 06:45:03 PM
Did you happen to use CDWAV first? If you did you have to check the 24 bit box before you save. Done that been there good luck and +t for your troubles.
peace
yeah i used cdwav to cut the tracks and checked the 24 bit box. the files are fine but flac frontend doesn't seem to like the fact that they are 24/48. i guess they need to be 24/44.1?
Did you happen to upgrade your pc since last w/ the god awful Vista by any chance? If so I switched to traders helper and have decoded many shows since always at 24 48. Again good luck.
Peace
no vista here.
Title: Re: Problem Trying to Encode 24 bit Files to Flac
Post by: rowjimmytour on September 27, 2007, 06:52:35 PM
One thing that might be worth it to figure out your problem is d/l other software like suggested of choice and trying other flac decoder and see if it works. If you still have no luck you know its not frontend and a problem w/ the wav and you can keep frontend.
Peace
Title: Re: Problem Trying to Encode 24 bit Files to Flac
Post by: danlynch on September 27, 2007, 08:15:00 PM
Uncheck Align Sector Boundaries!
There are no SBEs on 24 bit files.
Title: Re: Problem Trying to Encode 24 bit Files to Flac
Post by: Teen Wolf Blitzer on September 27, 2007, 10:05:43 PM
Ya I never check "Align Sector Boundaries".  What's the point if you use cdwav?  I also was told a long time ago to never check that box no matter what you track with.  YMMV
Title: Re: Problem Trying to Encode 24 bit Files to Flac
Post by: dennisrtyler on September 27, 2007, 10:09:53 PM
Uncheck Align Sector Boundaries!
There are no SBEs on 24 bit files.

bingo! thanks Dan :D
Title: Re: Problem Trying to Encode 24 bit Files to Flac
Post by: danlynch on September 27, 2007, 11:32:23 PM
Cool!
 ;D