From 711b2e3c886c52e04cfa3ed810f4a2ad688b5cf8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dave Chapman Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:47:04 +0000 Subject: Initial (unmodified - for reference) import of David Hammerton's Apple Lossless (ALAC) decoder from http://crazney.net/programs/itunes/alac.html git-svn-id: svn://svn.rockbox.org/rockbox/trunk@7541 a1c6a512-1295-4272-9138-f99709370657 --- apps/codecs/libalac/README | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) create mode 100644 apps/codecs/libalac/README (limited to 'apps/codecs/libalac/README') diff --git a/apps/codecs/libalac/README b/apps/codecs/libalac/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1b304d2d93 --- /dev/null +++ b/apps/codecs/libalac/README @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +INSTALLATION: +------------- + +Simply compile by running 'make' + +USAGE: +------ + +Then run the program, it will give you usage instructions. + +It's really quite trivial to use. + +For example, to decode input.m4a to output.wav: +./alac -f output.wav input.m4a + +Or, as another example, say if you wanted to stream play +http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/samples/A-codecs/lossless/luckynight.m4a +and you're system uses the ALSA sound system: +wget -O - http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/samples/A-codecs/lossless/luckynight.m4a | ./alac - | aplay + +By default the output file is in WAV format. To output as raw PCM, provide the +-r option on the command line. + +MORE INFORMATION: +----------------- + +Please visit http://crazney.net/programs/itunes/alac.html for more information. + +HELP NEEDED: +------------ +I need help to allow myself to continue hacking on various Apple Audio things, please visit +http://crazney.net/programs/itunes/help.html + +AUTHOR: +------- + +David Hammerton + +CONTRIBUTORS: +------------- + +Cody Brocious + -- cgit v1.2.3