Posted by Eeyore on 11/29/07 16:45

Don Pearce wrote:

> Eeyore wrote:
> >Randy Yates wrote:
> >
> >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> writes:
> >>
> >> > ALL audio compression schemes rely on 'throwing away' information to get the
> >> > desired result.
> >>
> >> I suppose you meant to say "ALL lossy audio compression schemes ...".
> >
> >Fair enough.
> >
> >How much data compression can the non-lossy ones deliver ? I've never investigated. > I imagine
> it can't be that much.
>
>
> I don't think the non-lossy ones are strictly codecs - just data
> compression and restoration systems.

Yes, that must be true of course. Like zip files.

Graham

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