Native ALAC decoder: Error flushing the decoder Options

[copperblue]

Since updating to Foobar 1.1.10 I receive the following error message when transcoding from ALAC files created within Foobar 2000 with the previous codec, example:

Source: "E:\Media2\Stereo MC's\Supernatural\16 - Relentless.m4a"
Error flushing the decoder: Unsupported format or corrupted file
Track converted with minor problems.

This does not occur with ALAC files created with dBpoweramp converter or ripper or with iTunes, just with ALAC files created with the previous codec in Foobar.

However, the conversion process completes fine with multiple files and the output files appear to be ok.
I have transcoded from ALAC to WAV with both Foobar2000 (error message as above) and dBpoweramp (no error message): both wav files are identical when mix pasted in Cool Edit (zero output).

Is is safe to ignore the error message?

[The Link]

What encoder did you use with foobar2000 to create alac files? Foobar2000 itself can't do it.

[copperblue]

What encoder did you use with foobar2000 to create alac files? Foobar2000 itself can't do it.

I use ffmpeg.exe, with parameters -y -i - -acodec alac %d
So the new native decoder is having trouble with these files when passing them to PCM for transcoding..?
Previously I used foo_input_alac.dll for decoding.

This post has been edited by copperblue: Dec 14 2011, 11:57

[lvqcl]

I use ffmpeg.exe

How old is it? Built-in fb2k ALAC decoder doesn't have problems with up-to-date ffmpeg.

[copperblue]

I use ffmpeg.exe

How old is it? Built-in fb2k ALAC decoder doesn't have problems with up-to-date ffmpeg.

v0.5, [Edit:] 2009

This post has been edited by copperblue: Dec 14 2011, 16:01

[Kohlrabi]

Since the opening of the ALAC codec I've been using refalac instead of ffmpeg to create ALAC files, maybe you can try that instead of ffmpeg ALAC. I don't know whether current ffmpeg uses the now open ALAC sources, or still the old reverse-engineered one, but I favour the official implementation.

[copperblue]

Since the opening of the ALAC codec I've been using refalac instead of ffmpeg to create ALAC files, maybe you can try that instead of ffmpeg ALAC. I don't know whether current ffmpeg uses the now open ALAC sources, or still the old reverse-engineered one, but I favour the official implementation.

I could try that for future encoding to lossless I suppose, but I'm in the process of transcoding all my lossless ALAC files to AAC and having this error message with some of these legacy ALAC files.

To restate the problem: since upgrading to 1.1.10 (with the new native ALAC decoder), transcoding ALAC files that were encoded to ALAC with ffmpeg.exe produces the error message.
Transcoding ALAC files that were encoded with dBpoweramp/iTunes does not produce the error message.

Previous version/s of FB2K (using foo_input_alac.dll decoder) did not produce the error message whatever had been used to encode the ALAC file.

AIUI when transcoding, the decoder is used to convert the ALAC file to PCM which is then passed for re-encoding to the desired codec, so something about the ffmpeg-generated lossless files is causing the new native ALAC decoder/FB2K to produce the error message.

[Peter]

If all you're seeing is "error flushing the decoder: <details>", it has absolutely no impact on the decoded data.

[copperblue]

If all you're seeing is "error flushing the decoder: <details>", it has absolutely no impact on the decoded data.

Thank you Peter.

[Ferrari5180]

If all you're seeing is "error flushing the decoder: <details>", it has absolutely no impact on the decoded data.

Is there a reason why this error is showing up? I would like to know, since I've been getting the "error flushing the decoder: file is unsupported or corrupted; and reported length is inaccurate".

I am ripping FLAC to ALAC with dbPoweramp using the Apple Lossless audio codec. My FLAC files pass all the error tests on them. I have also tried decompressing to WAVE and then converting to ALAC and the same issue persists. Just want some reassurance before I put the files on my iPod and blindly listen to music that was encoded with errors.

[silkcut]

I'm having the same problem converting ALAC to FLAC using v1.1.16 Why is the error message showing if there is no problem with the decoded data. It clearly says "Track converted with minor problems". Thanks!!