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| + | {{cquote|When you make an audio or video recording, the "raw" file that is created is often VERY large. ... So what can be done about this? Well many years ago, circa 1980's, special "mathematical [[algorithm]]s" were designed to make the files smaller but still play well on a computer. And so codec's were born.}} | ||
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| + | The '''Free Lossless Audio Codec''', abbreviated as FLAC, is, as the name suggests, an [[open source|open-source]] [[lossless]] digital [[audio codec]], and purports itself to be the fastest, most widely supported lossless audio codec<ref>http://flac.sourceforge.net/comparison.html</ref>. FLAC has been incorporated under the banner of the [[Xiph.org Foundation]], along with [[Ogg Vorbis|Vorbis]], [[Speex]], [[Theora]] and others. | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| + | *[http://flac.sourceforge.net/ The FLAC homepage] | ||
*[http://www.updatexp.com/codec-for-windows-media-player-9.html Find A Codec For Windows Media Player 9] | *[http://www.updatexp.com/codec-for-windows-media-player-9.html Find A Codec For Windows Media Player 9] | ||
*[http://xiph.org The Xiph.org Foundation], which purveys a number of open-source media codecs. | *[http://xiph.org The Xiph.org Foundation], which purveys a number of open-source media codecs. | ||
[[Category:Technology]] | [[Category:Technology]] | ||
Revision as of 00:06, January 2, 2008
A codec is an algorithm which describes a method of compressing and decompressing data, thus the name codec, derived from compression decompression.
One guide describes codecs in this manner:
| “ | When you make an audio or video recording, the "raw" file that is created is often VERY large. ... So what can be done about this? Well many years ago, circa 1980's, special "mathematical algorithms" were designed to make the files smaller but still play well on a computer. And so codec's were born. | ” |
Audio codecs
The Free Lossless Audio Codec, abbreviated as FLAC, is, as the name suggests, an open-source lossless digital audio codec, and purports itself to be the fastest, most widely supported lossless audio codec[1]. FLAC has been incorporated under the banner of the Xiph.org Foundation, along with Vorbis, Speex, Theora and others.
References
Links
- The FLAC homepage
- Find A Codec For Windows Media Player 9
- The Xiph.org Foundation, which purveys a number of open-source media codecs.