Does operating system matter for converting to MP3s? Options

[fann4ples]

Hi,

I've got a question regarding operating systems: I've been using Foobar and LAME on a Windows Vista to encode my FLAC files to MP3s...

Now would those MP3 files being produced on my Windows Vista computer be any different than if I had done it on Windows XP or 7? (Given that I am using the same versions of Foobar and LAME) Would they be exact copies (size/bits/samples/etc)?

Does the operating system have any influence on the conversion process? Or is that all the work of the program(Foobar and LAME)?

Thank you for your help!

[ron spencer]

It won't make a difference...unless your OS is full of viruses.

[benski]

Different processors might produce subtly different results because of compiler optimizations and the inexact nature of floating point. You might also run into subtle differences between 32-bit and 64-bit builds of LAME. These will not result in any audible quality differences, but there is no guarantee that two computers using the same version of LAME will create bit-identical files.

This post has been edited by benski: Sep 12 2012, 00:48

[fann4ples]

So would using a new OS like Windows 7 or 8 result in the files being written in a better way? Would it result in smaller files wit a more efficient codes or something along those lines?

This post has been edited by fann4ples: Sep 12 2012, 01:19

[benski]

So would using a new OS like Windows 7 or 8 result in the files being written in a better way? Would it result in smaller files wit a more efficient codes or something along those lines?

No, not at all.

[krafty]

My experience is that enconding with LAME 32/64 bit either under Windows 7 or Red Hat Linux renders a different file but the differences are because of besnki already said: compilers optimizations and nature of floating point. I wouldn't worry, the quality is the same. The same happens for some FLAC files under some Linux systems, they differ a bit than the files created in Windows counterparts, even applying the same compression level.

[fann4ples]

Thanks! I'll try not to worry so much about these little things.