Apple MACE: Difference between revisions

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(Add to video codecs category.)
(MACE is an audio, not a video codec.)
 
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MACE apparently stands for Macintosh Audio Compression/Expansion. It is a basic algorithm for encoding 3 8-bit PCM samples into 1 byte (MACE 3:1, 'mac3') or 6 8-bit PCM samples into 1 byte (MACE 6:1, 'mac6').
MACE apparently stands for Macintosh Audio Compression/Expansion. It is a basic algorithm for encoding 3 8-bit PCM samples into 1 byte (MACE 3:1, 'mac3') or 6 8-bit PCM samples into 1 byte (MACE 6:1, 'mac6').


[[Category:Video Codecs]]
[[Category:Audio Codecs]]

Latest revision as of 03:21, 18 January 2006

  • FOURCCs: mac3, mac6
  • Company: Apple

MACE apparently stands for Macintosh Audio Compression/Expansion. It is a basic algorithm for encoding 3 8-bit PCM samples into 1 byte (MACE 3:1, 'mac3') or 6 8-bit PCM samples into 1 byte (MACE 6:1, 'mac6').