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Audio for Video: A Complete Guide to Sound in Video Products: From PCM and Codecs to Loudness, Accessibility, and Real-Time Voice Processing
This lossless audio decision sheet compares FLAC, ALAC and WavPack on status, container and compression, with the keep-masters-lossless rule. Volume 4 covers audio formats in detail: PCM, sampling and bit depth, lossy and lossless codecs, containers, and how to deliver sound in video products. Written by Nikolay Sapunov, CEO at Fora Soft.
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