[SOLVED] How to convert 32bit integer WAV to WavPack/ALAC bitperfectly?

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[SOLVED] How to convert 32bit integer WAV to WavPack/ALAC bitperfectly?

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even I use this setting, the output WavPack file will still be 32bit floating.

ALAC doesn't support floating point so the output file will be 32bit integer, but is it bit perfectly?
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Re: How to convert 32bit integer WAV to WavPack/ALAC bitperfectly?

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WavPack will encode 32bit int to 32bit int (it only uses integers when encoding).
ALAC supports up to 24bit integer sample format.
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Re: How to convert 32bit integer WAV to WavPack/ALAC bitperfectly?

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I converted a 32bit int wav to wavpack, but the output file was shown as 32bit fp in XRECODE3,
and when I converted it back to wav, the output file changed to fp. What's wrong here?

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Incidentally, when I convert it to alac, the output file will be 32bit but not 24bit, is this a lossless conversion?
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Re: How to convert 32bit integer WAV to WavPack/ALAC bitperfectly?

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I was wrong - ALAC can encode 32bit int files :)
Please install the latest beta version for WavPack fix - viewtopic.php?f=12&t=40
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[SOLVED] Re: How to convert 32bit integer WAV to WavPack/ALAC bitperfectly?

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The new version works. Thank you so much.
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