List of codecs available in AL2023
AL2023 provides a selection of multimedia codecs through its standard repositories. This page provides an overview of the codecs and their typical use cases.
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| Codec | Description |
|---|---|
| flac |
A free and open-source lossless audio codec that compresses audio without losing any data or quality, commonly used for high-quality audio storage |
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fdk-aac-free |
An open-source implementation of the AAC (Advanced Audio Codec) standard, providing high-quality audio compression for MP3 alternatives like streaming or file storage |
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webrtc-audio-processing |
A library for audio processing used in WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication), offering features like noise suppression, echo cancellation, and gain control |
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opus |
A highly versatile and efficient audio codec designed for real-time streaming, offering low latency and support for a wide range of audio applications, including VoIP and music streaming |
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libsndfile |
A library for reading and writing audio files in various formats (such as WAV, AIFF, and FLAC), commonly used in audio processing and manipulation tools |
| openh264 |
An open source implementation of the H.264 video codec. It provides encoding and decoding support for H.264 video used in streaming, conferencing, and multimedia applications. |
| svt-av1 |
An open source, high-performance implementation of the AV1 video codec. It provides scalable encoding and decoding for AV1 video, optimized for modern CPUs and parallel processing. |
| dav1d |
An open source implementation of the AV1 video decoder focused on speed, efficiency, and portability. It provides high-performance AV1 decoding for a wide range of platforms and applications. |
| libde265 |
An open source implementation of the H.265/HEVC video decoder. It provides efficient and portable decoding of HEVC video streams for use in multimedia applications and frameworks. |
| libheif |
An open source library for reading and writing HEIF and AVIF image files. It provides efficient encoding, decoding, and conversion of images and image sequences using modern compression formats like HEVC and AV1. |
| mpg123 |
A high-performance decoder for MPEG audio streams, including MP3 files. It provides fast and accurate audio decoding for playback, streaming, and audio processing applications. |
| x265 |
The primary objective of x265 is to become the best H.265/HEVC encoder available anywhere, offering the highest compression efficiency and the highest performance on a wide variety of hardware platforms. This package contains the command line encoder. |