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C Library Functions                                    libFLAC(3)



NAME
     FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec

DESCRIPTION
     FLAC an audio format similar to MP3, but  lossless,  meaning
     that  audio  is compressed in FLAC without any loss in qual-
     ity. This is similar to how Zip works, except with FLAC  you
     will  get  much  better  compression  because it is designed
     specifically for audio, and you  can  play  back  compressed
     FLAC  files  in  your  favorite  player (or your car or home
     stereo, see supported devices) just like you  would  an  MP3
     file.

     FLAC stands out as the fastest  and  most  widely  supported
     lossless  audio codec, and the only one that at once is non-
     proprietary, is unencumbered by patents, has an  open-source
     reference  implementation,  has a well documented format and
     API, and has several other independent implementations.

     FLAC supports tagging, cover art, and fast seeking. FLAC  is
     freely  available  and  supported on most operating systems,
     including Windows,  "unix"  (Linux,  *BSD,  Solaris,  OS  X,
     IRIX), BeOS, OS/2, and Amiga.

     To access  the  API  documentation,  you  must  install  the
     developer version of the package.


FILES
     The following files are used by this application:

     /usr/lib/libFLAC.so

          FLAC shared library

     /usr/share/doc/flac-1.2.1

          Location of developer documentation

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | codec/flac                  |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface stability         | Volatile                    |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|





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C Library Functions                                    libFLAC(3)



SEE ALSO
       libvorbis(3),
       libspeex(3)


NOTES
     Written by Jerry Tan, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2009.
















































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