Codecs
Audio
Lossless
Name |
Short Description |
Supported |
Apples Lossless audio format as created by iTunes |
supported (universe/multiverse) |
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Free Lossless Audio Codec, patent free |
supported (main) |
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has a lossless, lossy and hybrid mode |
supported (universe/multiverse (breezy), main/universe (dapper)) |
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not supported (free implementations exist) |
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good compressions rates |
not supported (free implementations exist) |
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popular in the traders scene |
not supported (free implementations exist) |
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not supported (no known free implementations but binaries for linux exist) |
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not supported (maybe can be played with the realplayer for linux) |
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very good compression rates but slow |
not supported (no known free implementation) |
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used on DVD-A, patented |
not supported (no known free implementation) |
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not supported (no known free implementations) |
Lossy
Name |
Short Description |
Supported |
"Dolby Digital" as often used on video DVDs |
supported (main) |
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supported (main) |
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codec used in the iTunes Music Store |
supported (multiverse) |
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supported (main) |
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used on (S)VCD, DVDs |
supported (main) |
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supported (main) |
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also called MPC, based on MP2 but offers much better quality |
supported (main) |
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often misnamed as "Ogg", patent free and high quality codec |
supported (main) |
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supported (multiverse) |
Video
Name |
Short Description |
Supported |
Media/Codecs (last edited 2008-08-06 16:41:45 by localhost)