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Speex-1.0.1

Introduction to Speex

Speex is an audio compression format designed especially for speech. It is well-adapted to Internet applications and provides useful features that are not present in most other CODECs.

Package information

Download (HTTP): http://www.speex.org/download/speex-1.0.1.tar.gz
Download (FTP):
Download size: 381 KB
Estimated Disk space required: 4.0 MB
Estimated build time: 0.13 SBU

Speex dependencies

Installation of Speex

Install Speex by running the following commands:

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

The Speex package provides speexdec, speexenc and libspeex.

Description

speexdec

speexdec decodes a Speex file and produce a WAV file or RAW file.

speexenc

speexenc encodes a WAV or RAW file using Speex.

libspeex

libspeex provides functions for the audio encoding/decoding programs.

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