by davidbspalding » Thu Apr 13, 2017 11:52 am
Rather than open a new thread on the same issue, I'd like to revisit this.
I've recently re-discovered that my Yamaha RX-V775 will play lossless FLAC files in addition to MP3. Since finding a corrupted MP3 for a multi-disc limited edition set, I re-ripped it to FLAC, played marvelously in the AVR. Started ripping CDs that I'd overlooked in FLAC, uploading to Google Play Music, and playing on the AVR. I rip at 48 kHz sampling rate, #4 compression level, 16 bit word length. The AVR has no issue with file size, some tracks are up to 150Mb in size (extended length pieces) and the AVR loads and start playing within 10 seconds.
I've generally embedded images in my MP3s, cover art up to but not exceeding 600x600px (usually JPG). Restoring music from the iPod to a new NAS using the MMG Rename/move function a couple of years ago, something duplicated embedded artwork to include links to a subfolder (maybe MM, maybe app). I've been cleaning these up a bit. Something created images for each track, which is annoying.
Here's the issue: Google Play doesn't seem to recognize the cover art embedded in teh FLAC files. The Yamaha AVR (granted, an older model; 2012? 2013?) doesn't either. All else is fine, I'd presume it's their implementation of FLAC support.
Does anyone know of a practical issue to images in FLAC vs. MP3? Should my cover art images be smaller in resolution? File size? Are FLAC file tags to an external image more reliable than embedded in the file? I'd rather not switch to both, but I can. :}
TIA…
Rather than open a new thread on the same issue, I'd like to revisit this.
I've recently re-discovered that my Yamaha RX-V775 will play lossless FLAC files in addition to MP3. Since finding a corrupted MP3 for a multi-disc limited edition set, I re-ripped it to FLAC, played marvelously in the AVR. Started ripping CDs that I'd overlooked in FLAC, uploading to Google Play Music, and playing on the AVR. I rip at 48 kHz sampling rate, #4 compression level, 16 bit word length. The AVR has no issue with file size, some tracks are up to 150Mb in size (extended length pieces) and the AVR loads and start playing within 10 seconds.
I've generally embedded images in my MP3s, [b]cover art up to but not exceeding 600x600px[/b] (usually JPG). Restoring music from the iPod to a new NAS using the MMG Rename/move function a couple of years ago, something duplicated embedded artwork to include links to a subfolder (maybe MM, maybe app). I've been cleaning these up a bit. Something created images for each track, which is annoying.
[b]Here's the issue[/b]: Google Play doesn't seem to recognize the cover art embedded in teh FLAC files. The Yamaha AVR (granted, an older model; 2012? 2013?) doesn't either. All else is fine, I'd presume it's their implementation of FLAC support.
Does anyone know of a practical issue to images in FLAC vs. MP3? Should my cover art images be smaller in resolution? File size? Are FLAC file tags to an external image more reliable than embedded in the file? I'd rather not switch to both, but I can. :}
TIA…