The Picard ManeuverM to memes@lemmy.world • 2 years agoRespect to anyone still managing a library of mp3slemmy.worldimagemessage-square480arrow-up11.79K
arrow-up11.79KimageRespect to anyone still managing a library of mp3slemmy.worldThe Picard ManeuverM to memes@lemmy.world • 2 years agomessage-square480
minus-square@RandomPancake@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish22•2 years agoIn my case I use FLAC because when Plex transcodes, FLAC > Opus sounds better than MP3 > Opus. Almost all my media was ripped by me direct from CD, with some coming from Bandcamp.
minus-square@Rodeo@lemmy.calinkfedilink4•2 years agoSee the problem there is that Plex is transcoding instead of just supporting popular audio formats directly.
minus-squareViruallinkfedilinkEnglish14•edit-22 years agoPlex does support FLAC. It’s transcoding to reduce data usage. You always have the option of playing the original, I’m doing it right now.
In my case I use FLAC because when Plex transcodes, FLAC > Opus sounds better than MP3 > Opus. Almost all my media was ripped by me direct from CD, with some coming from Bandcamp.
See the problem there is that Plex is transcoding instead of just supporting popular audio formats directly.
Plex does support FLAC. It’s transcoding to reduce data usage. You always have the option of playing the original, I’m doing it right now.