Re: [K3b-user] flac plugin doesn't work

[Sebastian T. <tr...@k3...>]

we will try to fix that. :)

On Wednesday 18 February 2004 12:40, Nico Dietrich wrote:
> to answer my own question:
>
> the flac-plugin works with flac-files without tags or with vorbis style
> tags, but not with id3-tags!
>
> unfortunately, grip and easytag don't support vorbis style tags, and add
> id3-tags instead. for grip there's a workaround using command-line
> arguments.
>
> so, in think that's kind of a bug in easytag and grip.
> but there's some sence behind supporting id3-tags in flac files also:
> some portable players only support id3-tags (but flac & ogg).
>
> so i think it would be nice if the k3b-flac-plugin would accept id3-tags
> as well. (well, all my music is in flac with id3-tags...)
>
> thanks,
> nico
>
> Nico Dietrich wrote:
> > hi,
> >
> > i'm using k3b-0.11.1 (on kde-3.2rc on fedora devel), and was really
> > happy to see the flac decoder built in k3b, since all my music is in
> > coded in flac.
> >
> > unfortunately, it doesn't work. that means - adding a flac file to a
> > project shows the red light and length 0:00; trying to play a flac file
> > in the internal k3b-player shows "unknown file format".
> >
> > some informations:
> > - "k3b plugin configuration" shows john steele scotts k3b flac decoder
> > 1.0, but doesn't show a k3b encoder.
> > - i have flac-1.1.0-4.fr and flac-devel-1.1.0-4.fr rpms installed
> > - my flac files don't use the ogg-container; their ending is .flac
> >
> > the k3b-homepage shows on requirements for k3b-0.11 optionally "flac++
> > library". is it something different than flac?
> >
> >
> > someone's got an idea?
> >
> > thanks,
> > nico