wraggster
November 27th, 2014, 22:32
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/a0d738ae11d1bd5e14c2596299264b49/201156873/flac.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/27/windows-10-native-flac-mkv-support/)
High-end audio enthusiasts love FLAC (http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/bowers-and-wilkins-and-peter-gabriel-push-audiophile-bandw-music-clu/) since it promises to preserve everything just as it was heard in the studio. Unfortunately, it isn't the most widely-supported of formats, but it appears as if it's going to get a warm embrace in Windows 10 (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/30/microsoft-windows-10/). Gabriel Aul of Microsoft's Windows Insider (http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/13/more-than-a-million-people-have-signed-up-to-test-windows-10/) program tweeted out a screenshot (above) showing FLAC support in Windows Media Player, later adding that the OS is offering platform-level support - so any compatible app will now be able to play the files without a plug-in. Given that Microsoft also recently let slip that it'll support the .MKV container (http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/12/xbox-one-gamescom2014-new-features/) in its next-gen OS, it's clear that Redmond is reaching out to the inner AV geek in all of us.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/27/windows-10-native-flac-mkv-support/
High-end audio enthusiasts love FLAC (http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/04/bowers-and-wilkins-and-peter-gabriel-push-audiophile-bandw-music-clu/) since it promises to preserve everything just as it was heard in the studio. Unfortunately, it isn't the most widely-supported of formats, but it appears as if it's going to get a warm embrace in Windows 10 (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/30/microsoft-windows-10/). Gabriel Aul of Microsoft's Windows Insider (http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/13/more-than-a-million-people-have-signed-up-to-test-windows-10/) program tweeted out a screenshot (above) showing FLAC support in Windows Media Player, later adding that the OS is offering platform-level support - so any compatible app will now be able to play the files without a plug-in. Given that Microsoft also recently let slip that it'll support the .MKV container (http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/12/xbox-one-gamescom2014-new-features/) in its next-gen OS, it's clear that Redmond is reaching out to the inner AV geek in all of us.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/27/windows-10-native-flac-mkv-support/