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date: 2026-03-08
day_of_week: Sunday
task_id: FRE-21
title: Add FLAC and WAV Output Options
status: todo
company_id: FrenoCorp
objective: Support lossless audio formats in addition to MP3
context: |
  - Current output is MP3 only (LAME encoder)
  - Audiophiles prefer FLAC for archival
  - WAV for editing workflows
issue_type: enhancement
priority: low
assignee: Atlas
parent_task: FRE-32
goal_id: MVP_Pipeline_Working
blocking_tasks: []
expected_outcome: |
  - CLI supports --format flac and --format wav options
  - Output quality matches input TTS quality
  - File sizes appropriately larger for lossless formats
acceptance_criteria:
  - FLAC output at 16-bit/48kHz works
  - WAV output works without compression artifacts
  - Format selection via CLI flag

notes:
  - Use pydub or soundfile for FLAC/WAV encoding
  - Default should remain MP3 for smaller files

links:
  assembly_code: /home/mike/code/AudiobookPipeline/src/assembly/
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