[iTunes] Flac -> Alac

[Kirk McElhearn]

On Mar 23, 2010, at 10:46 AM, rgolovniov at gmail.com wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to convert 24 bit Flac files to Alac format (via Max
> program). The difference in file size, however, seems to be quite big.
> For example, what used to be a 51.7 Mb Flac file is now a 85.2 Mb Alac
> file and a 45.8 Mb file is now 75.6 Mb in size. Is there a way to
> still reduce the file size, for example, by re-running conversion to
> Alac from within iTunes? Or should I just accept it as a de-facto
> trade-off of Apple's lossless format?

I've never seen a big difference like that. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the files are 24 bit?


Kirk

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