SNDCOMPRESS

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: August 13, 1990
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NAME

sndcompress - compress or decompress a soundfile

SYNOPSIS

sndcompress [ -<n> ] [ -l ] inputFile outputFile

DESCRIPTION

Sndcompress compresses or decompresses a soundfile. If the input soundfile is in a 16 bit linear format, it is compressed. If the input soundfile is in a compressed format, it is decompressed. The options control the compression type; by default, (no options specified), Audio Transform Compression (ATC) is used.

OPTIONS

-<n>: This option controls the compression amount for lossy compression. Specify <n> as an integer: 4 <= n <= 8. Higher numbers give greater compression.
-l: This option specifies lossless compression. A subsequent decompression will reproduce the original sound exactly.