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While we're discussing codecs that effectively obsolete the ones that came before, I thought I should mention the absolutely incredible Opus codec, which is int
by hd4 10y ago
While we're discussing codecs that effectively obsolete the ones that came before, I thought I should mention the absolutely incredible Opus codec, which is interestingly based partly off the Skype codec.
Basically you get equivalent quality to 'other' audio codecs but using up half the space.
http://opus-codec.org/ http://opus-codec.org/
- LeoPanthera 10y agoOpus is so much better than any lossy audio codec that came before that I wonder if it will be the "ultimate" audio codec. I'm sure minor improvements will continue to be made but it does feel like we're pushing the limits of lossy compression at this point.
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- 77pt77 10y agoDon't forget arbitrary dynamic number of channels. Opus is light-years ahead of any other audio codec I've come across.