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liba52-0.7.4

Introduction to liba52

liba52 is a free library for decoding ATSC A/52 (also known as AC-3) streams. The A/52 standard is used in a variety of applications, including digital television and DVD.

Package information

Installation of liba52

Install liba52 by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make &&
make install

Contents

The liba52 package contains a52dec, extract_a52 and liba52.

Description

a52dec

a52dec plays ATSC A/52 audio streams.

extract_a52

extract_a52 extracts ATSC A/52 audio from a MPEG stream.

liba52

liba52 provides functions for the programs dealing with ATSC A/52 streams.

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