1WAVPACK(1)                                                          WAVPACK(1)
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NAME

6       wavpack - encode wav files to wavpack
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SYNOPSIS

9       wavpack [-options] INFILE... [-o OUTFILE]
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DESCRIPTION

12       wavpack encodes wav files containing uncompressed audio (or raw PCM
13       data) into WavPack files using the options provided. The resulting
14       filename will be source-name.wv unless overridden with the -o switch.
15       Multiple input files may be specified resulting in multiple WavPack
16       files, and in that case -o may be used to specify an alternate target
17       directory.  Stdin and stdout may be specified with “-”. To decode
18       WavPack files back to wav or raw PCM use the wvunpack program.
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OPTIONS

21       -a
22           Adobe Audition (CoolEdit) mode for 32-bit floats
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24       -bn
25           enable hybrid compression, n = 2.0 to 23.9 bits/sample, or n =
26           24-9600 kbits/second (kbps)
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28       --blocksize=n
29           specify block size in samples (max = 131072 and min = 16 with
30           --merge-blocks, otherwise 128)
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32       -c
33           create correction file (.wvc) for hybrid mode (results in 2-file
34           lossless compression)
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36       -cc
37           maximum hybrid compression (hurts lossy quality & decode speed)
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39       --channel-order=list
40           specify (comma separated) channel order if not Microsoft standard
41           (which is
42           FL,FR,FC,LFE,BL,BR,LC,FRC,BC,SL,SR,TC,TFL,TFC,TFR,TBL,TBC,TBR);
43           specify “...”  to indicate that channels are not assigned to
44           specific speakers, or terminate list with “...”  to indicate that
45           any channels beyond those specified are unassigned
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47       -d
48           delete source file if successful (use with caution!)
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50       -f
51           fast mode (fast, but some compromise in compression ratio)
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53       -h
54           high quality (better compression ratio, but slower encode and
55           decode than default mode)
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57       -hh
58           very high quality (best compression, but slowest and NOT
59           recommended for use on portable playback devices)
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61       --help
62           display extended help
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64       -i
65           ignore length in wav header (no pipe output allowed)
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67       -jn
68           joint-stereo override (0 = left/right, 1 = mid/side)
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70       -m
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73       --merge-blocks
74           merge consecutive blocks with equal redundancy (used with
75           --blocksize option and is useful for files generated by the
76           lossyWAV program or decoded HDCD files)
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78       -n
79           calculate average and peak quantization noise (hybrid only,
80           reference fullscale sine)
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82       --no-utf8-convert
83           don´t recode passed tags from local encoding to UTF-8, assume they
84           are in UTF-8 already
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86       --pair-unassigned-chans
87           encode unassigned channels into stereo pairs
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89       -p
90           practical float storage (also 32-bit ints, not lossless)
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92       -q
93           quiet (keep console output to a minimum)
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95       -r
96           generate a new RIFF WAV header (any extra RIFF info in original
97           file will be discarded)
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99       --raw-pcm
100           intput data is raw pcm (44,100 Hz, 16-bit, 2-channels)
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102       --raw-pcm=sr,bits,chans
103           intput data is raw pcm with specified sample-rate, bit-depth, and
104           number of channels (specify 32f for 32-bit floating point data)
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106       -sn
107           override default hybrid mode noise shaping where n is a float value
108           between -1.0 and 1.0; negative values move noise lower in freq,
109           positive values move noise higher in freq, use 0 for no shaping
110           (white noise)
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112       -t
113           copy input file´s time stamp to output file(s)
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115       --use-dns
116           force use of dynamic noise shaping (hybrid mode only)
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118       -w “Field=Value”
119           write specified text metadata to APEv2 tag
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121       -w “Field=@file.ext”
122           write specified text metadata from file to APEv2 tag, normally used
123           for embedded cuesheets and logs (field names “Cuesheet” and “Log”)
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125       --write-binary-tag “Field=@file.ext”
126           write the specified binary metadata file to APEv2 tag, normally
127           used for cover art with the specified field name “Cover Art
128           (Front)”
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130       -x[n]
131           extra encode processing (optional n = 1 to 6, 1=default), -x1 to
132           -x3 to choose best of predefined filters, -x4 to -x6 to generate
133           custom filters (very slow!)
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135       -y
136           yes to all warnings (use with caution!)
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SEE ALSO

139       wvunpack(1), wvgain(1)
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141       Please visit www.wavpack.com for more information
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144       This manual page was written by Sebastian Dröge <slomo@debian.org> and
145       David Bryant <david@wavpack.com>. Permission is granted to copy,
146       distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the BSD
147       License.
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AUTHORS

150       Sebastian Dröge <slomo@debian.org>
151           Author.
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153       David Bryant <david@wavpack.com>
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157       Copyright © 2005 Sebastian Dröge
158       Copyright © 2009 David Bryant
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