Codecs

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|| [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) ||		 || [[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) ||
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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

ALAC

Apples Lossless audio format as created by iTunes

supported (universe/multiverse)

FLAC

Free Lossless Audio Codec, patent free

supported (main)

WavPack

has a lossless, lossy and hybrid mode

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

TTA

not supported (free implementations exist)

Monkey's Audio (APE)

good compressions rates

not supported (free implementations exist)

Shorten

popular in the traders scene

not supported (free implementations exist)

OptimFROG

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

RealAudio Lossless

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

LA (Lossless Audio)

very good compression rates but slow

not supported (no known free implementation)

MLP

used on DVD-A, patented

not supported (no known free implementation)

Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless

not supported (no known free implementations)

Lossy

Name

Short Description

Supported

AC3

"Dolby Digital" as often used on video DVDs

supported (main)

ADPCM

supported (main)

AAC/M4A

codec used in the iTunes Music Store

supported (multiverse)

DTS

supported (main)

MP2

used on (S)VCD, DVDs

supported (main)

MP3

supported (main)

Musepack

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

supported (main)

Vorbis

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

supported (main)

WMA

supported (multiverse)

Video

Name

Short Description

Supported

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