FLAC Stream Decoder Error, FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_STATUS_LOST_S Options

[Zennon]

I'm in the process of backing up 500 CD-DA discs in FLAC format (using EAC). I ran a shell script to test (flac.exe -t; flac version 1.1.1) the 4000 FLAC files on my hard drive so far and found that flac.exe reported errors for 36 files. All errors are the same:

<filename>: *** Got error code 0:FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_ERROR_STATUS_LOST_SYNC

The files decompress fine, but now I'm not sure if I got the exact WAVs back. What does this error message mean, and how severe is the error? Moreover, is there a way to avoid it when compressing WAVs to FLAC in EAC?

This post has been edited by Zennon: Jan 17 2005, 00:10

[80k]

I had an interesting situation with the same error.

On two of my FLAC's (using the latest EAC and the latest FLAC codec), i received that error (the warning pops up in foobar, but it plays fine). it also shows that error when i "test" the track with the FLAC frontend, and also when i decode it (it decodes fine, but the warning still shows in the window).

I then proceeded to re-encode it using EAC from the original disk. I received the same error, so it was something that seems to be inherent in the wav file extracted from the CD.

THis happened on two tracks, on separate disks. And both times, i tried to re-rip it from the original source and it still gave the same error.

I just decoded it and re-encoded it back to FLAC, and it is fine now

any idea what it is? looking at the situation, it seems it is not data corruption.

This post has been edited by 80k: Jan 18 2005, 06:34