Lossless Audio - Revision history

Porcuswiki: Redirect to avoid confusion name <--> concept

2024-05-18T17:30:33Z

Redirect to avoid confusion name <--> concept

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	~~'''Lossless Audio''' ('''La''') is a~~ [[~~lossless]] audio [[codec]] developed 2002 to 2004 by Michael Bevin, for the Windows and Linux/x86 platforms.~~		#REDIRECT [[Lossless_Audio_(La)]]

	La is available as closed-source freeware with a graphical front-end and plugins for [[Winamp]]/[[XMMS]] and [[foobar2000]]; '''''its foobar2000 plugin truncates the end of files''''' and should be avoided. The developer has left this issue unfixed since 2004, indicating that La could be considered abandonware.

	La might have been the highest compressing lossless encoder, though in [http://www.squeezechart.com/audio.html some comparisons] rivaled by [[OptimFrog]] at its highest and even slower settings (and also [[Sac]], an ultra-slow experimental compressor never used for playback)~~. Both encoding and decoding are CPU-intensive.~~
	It is limited to 16 bit input. Whether this is a limitation to the format or to the current encoder is unknown but - hardly relevant, with the software being closed-source and unmaintained and no format specification being available.



	~~== Additional Reading ==~~
	* [http://www.lossless-audio.com/ Official website]
	* [[Lossless_comparison\|Lossless Codec Comparison]] originally by Rjamorim, with links to comparison tests.
	* [https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=114989.msg948073#msg948073 HA forum thread describing how to decode LA files with foobar2000 using la.exe instead of the buggy plugin]

	~~{{navbox audio codecs}}~~

	~~[[Category:Codecs~~]]

Porcuswiki: abandonware? "codec" link; Sac link, typo

2022-01-10T13:05:18Z

abandonware? "codec" link; Sac link, typo

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	'''Lossless Audio''' ('''La''') is a [[lossless]] audio ~~compressor~~ developed 2002 to 2004 by Michael Bevin, for the Windows and Linux/x86 platforms.		'''Lossless Audio''' ('''La''') is a [[lossless]] audio [[codec]] developed 2002 to 2004 by Michael Bevin, for the Windows and Linux/x86 platforms.

	La is available as closed-source freeware with a graphical front-end and plugins for [[Winamp]]/[[XMMS]] and [[foobar2000]]; '''''its foobar2000 plugin truncates the end of files''''' and should be avoided.		La is available as closed-source freeware with a graphical front-end and plugins for [[Winamp]]/[[XMMS]] and [[foobar2000]]; '''''its foobar2000 plugin truncates the end of files''''' and should be avoided. The developer has left this issue unfixed since 2004, indicating that La could be considered abandonware.

	La ~~was - and~~ might ~~still be -~~ the highest compressing lossless encoder, ~~possibly~~ rivaled ~~only~~ by [[OptimFrog]] at its highest (and ~~apparently~~ even slower) ~~setting~~. Both encoding and decoding are CPU-intensive.		La might have been the highest compressing lossless encoder, though in [http://www.squeezechart.com/audio.html some comparisons] rivaled by [[OptimFrog]] at its highest and even slower settings (and also [[Sac]], an ultra-slow experimental compressor never used for playback). Both encoding and decoding are CPU-intensive.
	It is limited to 16 bit input. ~~With~~ the software being closed-source and no format specification available~~, it is not known whether this is a limitation to the format or to the encoder~~.		It is limited to 16 bit input. Whether this is a limitation to the format or to the current encoder is unknown but - hardly relevant, with the software being closed-source and unmaintained and no format specification being available.



	== ~~Addtional~~ Reading ==		== Additional Reading ==
	* [http://www.lossless-audio.com/ Official website]		* [http://www.lossless-audio.com/ Official website]
	* [[Lossless_comparison\|Lossless Codec Comparison]] originally by Rjamorim, with links to ~~comparisons~~.		* [[Lossless_comparison\|Lossless Codec Comparison]] originally by Rjamorim, with links to comparison tests.
	* [https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=114989.msg948073#msg948073 HA forum thread describing how to decode LA files with foobar2000 using la.exe instead of the buggy plugin]		* [https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=114989.msg948073#msg948073 HA forum thread describing how to decode LA files with foobar2000 using la.exe instead of the buggy plugin]

Porcuswiki: General rewrite.

2021-12-28T10:23:21Z

General rewrite.

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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 2002 to 2004 by Michael Bevin, for the Windows and Linux/x86 platforms.

	~~== Pros ==~~		La is available as closed-source freeware with a graphical front-end and plugins for [[Winamp]]/[[XMMS]] and [[foobar2000]]; '''''its foobar2000 plugin truncates the end of files''''' and should be avoided.
	* Compresses files better than almost any other current lossless encoder
	* Available for ~~Windows (win32) and Linux~~/~~x86 (binaries only).~~		La was - and might still be - the highest compressing lossless encoder, possibly rivaled only by [[OptimFrog]] at its highest (and apparently even slower) setting. Both encoding and decoding are CPU-intensive.
	* [[XMMS]] + [[~~Winamp~~]] plugin available		It is limited to 16 bit input. With the software being closed-source and no format specification available, it is not known whether this is a limitation to the format or to the encoder.

	~~== Cons ==~~
	* Very slow encode and decode (realtime on 700–800 MHz 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 ==		== Addtional Reading ==
	* ~~<s>~~[http://www.lossless-audio.com/ ~~Lossless Audio~~ website] ~~</s>~~		* [http://www.lossless-audio.com/ Official website]
	* [[Lossless_comparison\|Lossless Codec Comparison]] by Rjamorim		* [[Lossless_comparison\|Lossless Codec Comparison]] originally by Rjamorim, with links to comparisons.
			* [https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=114989.msg948073#msg948073 HA forum thread describing how to decode LA files with foobar2000 using la.exe instead of the buggy plugin]

			{{navbox audio codecs}}

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

Nuclearist: /* Addtional Reading */

2016-12-21T22:07:32Z

Addtional Reading

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

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

Nuclearist at 15:19, 4 October 2016

2016-10-04T15:19:59Z

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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 ==
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	* 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 ==

Speckmade at 18:05, 13 June 2007

2007-06-13T18:05:51Z

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	* 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 700–800 MHz CPU)
	* No source code or format specification available.		* No source code or format specification available.

Speckmade at 18:01, 13 June 2007

2007-06-13T18:01:42Z

Speckmade: LA moved to Lossless Audio over redirect

2007-06-13T18:00:56Z

LA moved to Lossless Audio over redirect

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Pepoluan: move to --> Category:Codecs

2006-09-08T22:57:21Z

move to --> Category:Codecs

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	* [[Lossless_comparison\|Lossless Codec Comparison]] by Rjamorim		* [[Lossless_comparison\|Lossless Codec Comparison]] by Rjamorim

	[[Category:~~Codec~~]]		[[Category:Codecs]]

Pepoluan at 06:37, 2 September 2006

2006-09-02T06:37:23Z

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	* [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:Codec]]

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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]]