I have an album thats a bit more than 200MB, converted to just an audio only M4a or MP4 its still under 80MB
Is that 120+MB all chaff or is there another way to prevent losing all muh damn wheat
CONSTRAINT/NON-CONSTRAINTS
FILE SIZE DOES NOT MATTER AT ALL TO ME. JUST TO BE CLEAR
MUST BE AN MP4 “video” file. I get that MP4 is a container or whatever but that is a hard constraint—Please respect that
M4A/AAC are not acceptable. It must be within the container that is MP4, non-negotiable
Flac has all the sounds a computer can detect. “Lossy” formats (like AAC typically used in mp4 containers) strive to only retain the sounds a person can detect.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Coding
Unless you’re a particularly astute listener AND are listening on high end gear you are unlikely to care about the difference in sound quality.
It might matter if you’re going to do further conversions, though. If you want to convert the album to 2-3 lossy formats it’s best to start with something lossless. But that’s a pretty niche use case in 2025.