Codecs

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|| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC3 AC3] || "Dolby Digital" as often used on video DVDs || supported (main) ||
|| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADPCM ADPCM] || || supported (main) ||
|| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Coding AAC/M4A] || codec used in the iTunes Music Store || supported (multiverse) ||
|| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DTS DTS] || || supported (main) ||
|| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP2_%28format%29 MP2] || used on (S)VCD, DVDs || supported (main) ||
|| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3 MP3] || || supported (main) ||
|| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musepack Musepack] || also called MPC, based on MP2 but offers much better quality || supported (main) ||
|| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorbis Vorbis] || often misnamed as "Ogg", patent free and high quality codec || supported (main) ||
|| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Audio WMA] || || supported (multiverse) ||

Audio

Lossless

Name

Short Description

Supported

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lossless ALAC]

Apples Lossless audio format as created by iTunes

supported (universe/multiverse)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLAC FLAC]

Free Lossless Audio Codec, patent free

supported (main)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WavPack WavPack]

has a lossless, lossy and hybrid mode

supported (universe/multiverse (breezy), main/universe (dapper))

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TTA TTA]

not supported (free implementations exist)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey%27s_Audio Monkey's Audio (APE)]

good compressions rates

not supported (free implementations exist)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorten Shorten]

popular in the traders scene

not supported (free implementations exist)

[http://www.losslessaudio.org OptimFROG]

not supported (no known free implementations but binaries for linux exist)

[http://www.realnetworks.com/products/codecs/realaudio.html RealAudio Lossless ]

not supported (maybe can be played with the realplayer for linux)

[http://www.lossless-audio.com LA (Lossless Audio)]

very good compression rates but slow

not supported (no known free implementation)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_Lossless_Packing MLP]

used on DVD-A, patented

not supported (no known free implementation)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Audio Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless]

not supported (no known free implementations)

Lossy

Name

Short Description

Supported

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC3 AC3]

"Dolby Digital" as often used on video DVDs

supported (main)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADPCM ADPCM]

supported (main)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Coding AAC/M4A]

codec used in the iTunes Music Store

supported (multiverse)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DTS DTS]

supported (main)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP2_%28format%29 MP2]

used on (S)VCD, DVDs

supported (main)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3 MP3]

supported (main)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musepack Musepack]

also called MPC, based on MP2 but offers much better quality

supported (main)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorbis Vorbis]

often misnamed as "Ogg", patent free and high quality codec

supported (main)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Audio WMA]

supported (multiverse)

Video

Name

Short Description

Supported

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