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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Back to wavRe: Back to wav
From: Björn Stenberg <bjorn_at_haxx.se>
Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 20:37:42 +0200 (CEST) Matt.OReilly_at_wachovia.com wrote: > Does anyone know if there is a *lossless* audio compression algorithm > out there? Yes, lots of them: http://www.firstpr.com.au/audiocomp/lossless/ > Why use 128 or 384kb/sec mp3 encoding/playback when we can have nearly > a meg/sec? Why use mp3 when there is wav, you mean? Well, most people like the 1:11 size factor of mp3 (128kbit). > Does the mp3 codec cover anything like this? No, mp3 is for lossy compression only. > If so, the encoding chip itself might be able to handle it natively > even... It can, but only if we find a skilled DSP programmer with the right tools. There is no way we can to real-time (de)compression in the CPU. -- BjörnReceived on 2002-05-12 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |