[mythtv-users] Gapless audio playback?

Mike Holden mythtv at mikeholden.uklinux.net
Thu Jun 10 21:50:39 EDT 2004


Actually MP3 can be gapless - it just requires that each frame is filled
completely. Lame can rip like this when ripping a CD, and I presume some
other rippers can as well. All it does is effectively move a little bit of
the next frame into the end of the current track to fill the frame up.
Since a frame is tiny, the difference is not noticeable.

Stonethrunk said:
> Actually, there's 480 GB of FLAC files, not MP3s - MP3
> is natively a gappy format, so I would expect there to
> be some gaps when playing those back, but as far as
> lossless formats, those should play back without gaps,
> no?  Perhaps someone who has used FLAC with MythTV can
> comment?
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