flac-detective 0.9.6

Advanced FLAC authenticity analyzer - Detects MP3-to-FLAC transcodes with high precision

🎵 FLAC Detective

Advanced FLAC Authenticity Analyzer for Detecting MP3-to-FLAC Transcodes

FLAC Detective is a professional-grade command-line tool that analyzes FLAC audio files to detect MP3-to-FLAC transcodes with high precision. Using advanced spectral analysis and an 11-rule scoring system, it helps you maintain an authentic lossless music collection.

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✨ Key Features

• 🎯 High Precision Detection: 11-rule scoring system with intelligent protection mechanisms
• 📊 4-Level Verdict System: Clear confidence ratings from AUTHENTIC to FAKE_CERTAIN
• ⚡ Performance Optimized: 80% faster than baseline through smart caching and parallel processing
• 🔍 Advanced Analysis: Spectral analysis, compression artifact detection, and multi-segment validation
• 🛡️ Protection Layers: Prevents false positives for vinyl rips, cassette transfers, and high-quality MP3s
• 📝 Flexible Output: Console reports with Rich formatting, JSON export, and detailed logging
• 🔧 Robust Error Handling: Automatic retries, partial file reading, and comprehensive diagnostic tracking
• 🔨 Automatic Repair: Corrupted FLAC files are automatically repaired with full metadata preservation

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🚀 Quick Start

Installation

# Install via pip (Recommended)
pip install flac-detective

# OR run with Docker
docker pull ghcr.io/guillainm/flac-detective:latest

📦 See Getting Started for complete installation instructions.

Basic Usage

# Analyze current directory
flac-detective .

# Analyze specific directory
flac-detective /path/to/music

📖 See User Guide for detailed usage examples and command line options.

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📚 Documentation

Detailed documentation is available in the docs/ directory:

• Documentation Index - Overview and navigation
• Getting Started - Installation and first analysis
• User Guide - Complete usage guide with examples
• Technical Details - Deep dive into detection rules and algorithms
• API Reference - Python API documentation
• Contributing - Development guide

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🎯 Use Cases

• Library Maintenance: Clean your music collection of fake lossless files
• Quality Verification: Validate FLAC authenticity before archiving
• Batch Processing: Analyze large music libraries efficiently
• Format Validation: Ensure genuine lossless quality for critical listening

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our CONTRIBUTING.md for detailed guidelines and CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md for community standards.

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🔒 Security

For security policy and vulnerability reporting, please see SECURITY.md.

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📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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📞 Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions

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FLAC Detective - Maintaining authentic lossless audio collections