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=Pros= | =Pros= | ||
* ' | * Fast decompression speed (par with FLAC / WavPack) | ||
* Good compression levels (par with Monkey's Audio Extra High) | |||
* Error Robustness | |||
* Fast Seeking | |||
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=Cons= | =Cons= | ||
* | * Closed Source (at the moment) | ||
* No hardware support | |||
* Very limited software support (Only winamp plugin at the moment, SDK to be released soon) | |||
* Tagging is not mature at the moment (ApeV2 Tags can be added using Foosion's decoder stubble, but the decoder can't read the tags) | |||
* No Hybrid / Lossy Mode | |||
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=Hardware and software that support TAK= | =Hardware and software that support TAK= | ||
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=Recommended Settings= | =Recommended Settings= | ||
* best compression - mode "Extra" | * best compression - mode "Extra" with "Maximum" appended | ||
* fastest compression - mode "Turbo" | * fastest compression - mode "Turbo" | ||
* use [[Ape_Tags_Flags|ApeV2]] tagging (will be used as internal tagging) | * use [[Ape_Tags_Flags|ApeV2]] tagging (will be used as internal tagging) | ||
Revision as of 00:40, 18 February 2007
| TAK | |
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| File:TAK-logo.gif | |
| lossless audio compression. | |
| Developer(s) | Thomas Becker |
| Release | TBC |
| Type | Lossless |
| Recommended encoder | TAK v1.0 |
| Website | Homepage (german) |
General aspects of the format
The TAK (Tom's lossless Audio Kompressor) is a lossless audio compressor, promises compression performance similar to Monkey's Audio "High" and decompression speed similar to FLAC! The basic format is ready/save to use. Internal tagging, more playback support and some other features still has to come.
Features
- high compression
- fast compression and decompression speed
- fast seeking
- Streaming support
- Error tolerance
- single bit error will never affect more than 250 ms
- Error detection
- each frame protected by a 24-bit checksum (CRC)
Pros
- Fast decompression speed (par with FLAC / WavPack)
- Good compression levels (par with Monkey's Audio Extra High)
- Error Robustness
- Fast Seeking
Cons
- Closed Source (at the moment)
- No hardware support
- Very limited software support (Only winamp plugin at the moment, SDK to be released soon)
- Tagging is not mature at the moment (ApeV2 Tags can be added using Foosion's decoder stubble, but the decoder can't read the tags)
- No Hybrid / Lossy Mode
Hardware and software that support TAK
Hardware
- non
Software
- Winamp Plugin 0.0.3 Alpha here
Recommended Settings
- best compression - mode "Extra" with "Maximum" appended
- fastest compression - mode "Turbo"
- use ApeV2 tagging (will be used as internal tagging)
Future Features
- Plugins for other applications, such as Winamp or foobar2000 (a Winamp plugin is already close to completion).
- An SDK for other developers.
- Internal tagging.
- Unicode support.
- Piping support.
- MD5 audio checksums for verification and identification.
- A german version.
- Embedded cue sheets.
- Embedded cover art.
- Multi channel audio.
Frequently asked questions
- non
External links
- TAK: Homepage (german)
- TAK: release (english)
- TAK: Download