liba52 is a free library for decoding ATSC A/52 streams. The A/52 standard is used in a variety of applications, including digital television and DVD. It is also known as AC-3. The package also includes a52dec, a small test program for liba52.
| Tags | multimedia Sound/Audio |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | OS Independent |
| Implementation | C |
Recent releases


Changes: This release adds full reentrancy, a new Win32 output module, AL file output, gain control, and a few portability fixes.


Changes: This release includes large speed improvements (40% to 80% depending on streams), a few bugfixes (including a memory smash issue), and new output modules for IRIX and .aif files.


Changes: WAV format output, an improved demixer (which makes it easier to use a52dec as a pipe), lots of minor bugfixes, and performance/portability enhancements.


Changes: This version compiles with gcc 3.0. The mlib implementation was tested and fixed. A bug in the a52dec test program was fixed.


Changes: Downmix to arbitrary speaker configurations, dynamic range compression, major speedups (2x to 3x), a new library interface, a rematrixing bugfix, and higher precision.