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=General aspects of the format=
=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 development is still in early stages. Internal tagging and more playback support still has to come.
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=
=Features=
* high compression
* high compression
* fast compression and decompression speed
* fast compression and decompression speed
* fast seeking
* Streaming support
* Streaming support
* Error tolerance
* Error tolerance
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* best compression - mode "Extra"
* best compression - mode "Extra"
* fastest compression - mode "Turbo"
* fastest compression - mode "Turbo"
* use [[Ape_Tags_Flags|ApeV2]] tagging (will be used as internal tagging)


=Future Features=
=Future Features=
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* Embedded cover art.  
* Embedded cover art.  
* Multi channel audio.  
* Multi channel audio.  
* Even more speed and better compression.


=Frequently asked questions=
=Frequently asked questions=

Revision as of 00:27, 18 February 2007

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

  • to be added

Cons

  • to be added

Hardware and software that support TAK

Hardware

  • non

Software

  • Winamp Plugin 0.0.3 Alpha here

Recommended Settings

  • best compression - mode "Extra"
  • 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