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Lossless Audio (LA) is a [[lossless]] audio compressor developed by Michael Bevin
'''Lossless Audio''' ('''LA''') is a [[lossless]] audio compressor developed by Michael Bevin


==Pros==
== Pros ==
* Compresses files better than almost any other current lossless encoder
* Compresses files better than almost any other current lossless encoder
* Available for Windows (win32) and Linux/x86 (binaries only).
* Available for Windows (win32) and Linux/x86 (binaries only).
* xmms + WinAMP plugin available
* xmms + WinAMP plugin available


==Cons==
== Cons ==
* Very slow encode and decode (realtime on 700-800mhz CPU)
* Very slow encode and decode (realtime on 700-800mhz CPU)
* No source code or format specification available.
* No source code or format specification available.


'''''It's worth mentioning that the LA [[foobar2000]] plugin doesn't produce bit-identical streams, and the author has shown no interest in fixing this issue'''''
'''''It's worth mentioning that the LA [[foobar2000]] plugin doesn't produce bit-identical streams, and the author has shown no interest in fixing this issue'''''


==Addtional Reading==
== Addtional Reading ==
* [http://www.lossless-audio.com/ Lossless Audio website]
* [http://www.lossless-audio.com/ Lossless Audio website]
* [[Lossless_comparison|Lossless Codec Comparison]] by Rjamorim
* [[Lossless_comparison|Lossless Codec Comparison]] by Rjamorim


[[Category:Codecs]]
[[Category:Codecs]]

Revision as of 18:01, 13 June 2007

Lossless Audio (LA) is a lossless audio compressor developed by Michael Bevin

Pros

  • Compresses files better than almost any other current lossless encoder
  • Available for Windows (win32) and Linux/x86 (binaries only).
  • xmms + WinAMP plugin available

Cons

  • Very slow encode and decode (realtime on 700-800mhz CPU)
  • No source code or format specification available.

It's worth mentioning that the LA foobar2000 plugin doesn't produce bit-identical streams, and the author has shown no interest in fixing this issue

Addtional Reading