The Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC, /əˈlæk/), also known as Apple Lossless, or Apple Lossless Encoder (ALE), is an audio coding format, and its reference...
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Apple ProRes is a high quality, "visually lossless" lossy video compression format developed by Apple Inc. for use in post-production that supports video...
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common lossless compression algorithms are listed below. ANS – Entropy encoding, used by LZFSE and Zstandard Arithmetic coding – Entropy encoding Burrows–Wheeler...
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Variable bitrate (redirect from Variable-rate encoding)
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JPEG (redirect from JPEG encoding)
This encoding mode is called baseline sequential encoding. Baseline JPEG also supports progressive encoding. While sequential encoding encodes coefficients...
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absolute silence produces a file of the same size as encoding an uncompressed minute of music. In a lossless compressed format, however, the music would occupy...
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Monkey's Audio (category Lossless audio codecs)
and file format for lossless audio data compression. Lossless data compression does not discard data during the process of encoding, unlike lossy compression...
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Windows Media Audio (redirect from Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless)
9 Lossless". Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2007-09-01. Retrieved 2007-08-16. "Welcome to the Apple Lossless Audio Codec Project". Apple Lossless...
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(HDMI CEC) protocol. On the Apple TV (2nd generation), digital output audio is up-sampled to 48 kHz, including lossless CD rips at 44.1 kHz. Although...
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Run-length encoding (RLE) is a form of lossless data compression in which runs of data (consecutive occurrences of the same data value) are stored as a...
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/ˌpiːɛnˈdʒiː/ PEE-en-JEE) is a raster-graphics file format that supports lossless data compression. PNG was developed as an improved, non-patented replacement...
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Lossy compression (redirect from Lossy encoding)
causes digital generation loss from the re-encoding. This can be avoided by only producing lossy files from (lossless) originals and only editing (copies of)...
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List of codecs (section Lossless compression)
Most popular Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) libFLAC FFmpeg Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) Apple QuickTime libalac FFmpeg Apple Music Monkey's Audio...
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Golomb coding (section Use for run-length encoding)
Rice–Golomb encoding, where the remainder code uses simple truncated binary encoding, also named "Rice coding" (other varying-length binary encodings, like...
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delivers up to 30 percent lower gaming latency. "Apple Explains Why Only USB-C AirPods Pro Support Lossless Audio With Vision Pro". MacRumors. September 22...
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WebP (section Lossless compression)
2011). "Lossless and Transparency Encoding in WebP". Google Code Blog. Retrieved 18 November 2011. Stephen Shankland (19 July 2016). "Apple tests Google...
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IPod (redirect from Apple iPod)
including MP3, AAC/M4A, Protected AAC, AIFF, WAV, Audible audiobook, and Apple Lossless. The iPod Photo introduced the ability to display JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF...
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interpretability method Annualized loss expectancy, in financial risk Apple Lossless Encoder, an audio coding format Application Level Events, an EPC/RFID standard...
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Advanced Video Coding (redirect from Psp encoder)
variety of encoding schemes have been developed. H.264 is typically used for lossy compression, although it is also possible to create truly lossless-coded...
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Advanced Audio Coding (redirect from Apple Audio Codec)
"Variable Bit Rate" encoding option which encodes AAC tracks in the Constrained Variable Bitrate scheme (a less strict variant of ABR encoding); the underlying...
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responsible, among other things, for efficient lossless content encoding and also for lossy and near-lossless purposes. Modular can also be used internally...
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MP3 (redirect from MP3 encoding)
file size compared to lossy compression. Lossless formats include FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec), Apple Lossless and many others. MP3 Surround Windows...
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Apple Video is a lossy video compression and decompression algorithm (codec) developed by Apple Inc. and first released as part of QuickTime 1.0 in 1991...
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as an encoder and decoder in libavcodec. QuickTime Animation uses run-length encoding and conditional replenishment for compression. When encoding, the...
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Audio coding format (redirect from List of lossless audio coding formats)
real-time applications) Apple Lossless (ALAC – Apple Lossless Audio Codec) Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding (ATRAC) Audio Lossless Coding (also known as...
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container can store the following encodings: JFIF (JPEG) AV1 HEVC As users cannot easily tell what encoding and encoding parameters an image was stored in...
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converting an image from a lossless to lossy encoding, reducing the fidelity of a lossy encoding, or reducing the encoded image resolution. Full decoding...
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Lossless compression WavPack – Hybrid lossy/lossless Bonk – Hybrid lossy/lossless; supported by fre:ac (formerly BonkEnc) Apple Lossless – Lossless compression...
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PackBits (category Lossless compression algorithms)
PackBits is a fast, simple lossless compression scheme for run-length encoding of data. Apple introduced the PackBits format with the release of MacPaint...
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decoders and encoders for the following formats: 8SVX (decoding only) AAC AC-3 AMR (decoding only) AMR-WB (decoding only) Apple Lossless ATRAC1, ATRAC3...
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