6. Encoding Audio
In addition to encoding video, Compressor offers multiple options for encoding audio in multiple formats, from stand-alone CD tracks to 5.1 Dolby Digital audio streams for DVD.
Using AIFF Containers
The easiest way to manage audio in Compressor is to use Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) presets. AIFF is a container, not an encoder; AIFF is not a codec, but a format that lets computers interact with digital audio data.
Compressor does allow AIFF files to include codecs, but the audio is most commonly stored uncompressed as a Linear Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) stream. Linear PCM is a digital representation of analog signals. ...
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