FLAC and Cpu Usage
 

Hi guys.

Well the question is simple... i am using Flac on my N900.. i know that Flac = More Cpu usage = less battery..but the load applet shows very less Cpu usage....is that correct?

PS : I love the FLAC support on N900..just love it! :)

sorry if this is a lame question..but i always wondered flac kills the processor and all :confused:

Re: FLAC and Cpu Usage
 

not a lame question at all. we are talking about flac here.

Re: FLAC and Cpu Usage
 

^.^ :)
but i really want to know two things :

Why cant i seek in a Flac song..
and is the Cpu usage shown by the Cpu mem utility correct..

Re: FLAC and Cpu Usage
 

The plugin probably doesn't contain the code necesarry to do that.

Re: FLAC and Cpu Usage
 

its a common problem in flac files.

maybe this line helps you, but it implies to modify your flac files
.
metaflac --add-seekpoint=100x --add-seekpoint=1s *.flac

i dont know why, but several common flac libraries in linux cant seek a flac file without seek points, even if they are optional.

hope this helps

Re: FLAC and Cpu Usage
 

:) !
Hmm alright i'll test that soon...
Also
ive noticed using the command

alsamixer -c0
we get the control panel in which the Headphone is at 88.
How can i default it to 100 24x7... i manually change it to 100..and if i change a song or unplug my headphones it reverts back to 88!...
somehow the sound is less compared to my other Mp3 players.

Edit : i tried that metaflac command..in Xterminal.. it didnt work...says not found ...

Re: FLAC and Cpu Usage
 

FLAC is lossless compression and much lighter on the CPU than the algorithms used for decompressing lossy compressed audio. There's not so much fancy maths involved. :)

Re: FLAC and Cpu Usage
 

Working good to me :)

Re: FLAC and Cpu Usage
 

wow never knew that! :)
thanks...im gonna use N900 as my primary player in the flight tommorow..now that i know Flac is easy on the CPU.. but i've never tried..how much hours do you get out of your N900 listening to music? i just want 6 hours! :)