Multimedia Services
The modules described in this chapter implement various algorithms or interfaces that are mainly useful for multimedia applications. They are available at the discretion of the installation. Here’s an overview:
audioop— Manipulate raw audio dataaifc— Read and write AIFF and AIFC filessunau— Read and write Sun AU fileswave— Read and write WAV fileschunk— Read IFF chunked datacolorsys— Conversions between color systemsimghdr— Determine the type of an imagesndhdr— Determine type of sound fileossaudiodev— Access to OSS-compatible audio devices