Bug 5075 – Upgrade flac binary to latest version

Bug 5075 - Upgrade flac binary to latest version

Summary:

Upgrade flac binary to latest version

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Product:	Logitech Media Server
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Transcoding
Version:	6.5.1
Platform:	PC Windows XP

Importance:	P2 enhancement with 1 vote (vote)
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	Unassigned bug - please assign me!

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Reported:	2007-05-17 20:39 UTC by Jim McAtee
Modified:	2009-09-08 09:28 UTC (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)

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Description Jim McAtee 2007-05-17 20:39:49 UTC

The flac binary being distributed with SlimServer is version 1.1.1 while the latest flac release currently stands at 1.1.4.  The newer version should offer increased efficiency when transcoding to or from flac.  It also offers the native ability to transcode from flac to flac, although be aware that this transcoding fails when id3v2 tags are present in the file.

Comment 1 Chris Owens 2007-05-29 11:55:26 UTC

I'm somewhat reluctant to put this in to 6.5.3 for fear of exposing some firmware decoder bugs.  

However, the workaround is easy: the end user can replace flac.exe (or whatever is appropriate for their platform) with ease.

Also cc'ing Richard, our firmware developer, in case he has any particular wisdom.

Comment 2 Blackketter Dean 2007-10-26 11:25:54 UTC

Do we need the latest flac for 7.0?

Comment 3 Jim McAtee 2007-10-26 11:28:42 UTC

Need? No.

Comment 4 Blackketter Dean 2007-10-26 12:04:38 UTC

I seem to remember that there is a new version of FLAC that has some important compatibility changes that Josh has been working on.  Richard probably knows. best.

Comment 5 Michael Herger 2007-11-19 07:38:12 UTC

change 14762 updated to flac 1.2.1

Comment 6 Jim McAtee 2007-11-24 18:20:47 UTC

Wouldn't it be prudent to also make this change in the 6.5 branch?