Multimedia Services
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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 data

* "aifc" --- Read and write AIFF and AIFC files

* "sunau" --- Read and write Sun AU files

  * AU_read Objects

  * AU_write Objects

* "wave" --- Read and write WAV files

  * Wave_read Objects

  * Wave_write Objects

* "chunk" --- Read IFF chunked data

* "colorsys" --- Conversions between color systems

* "imghdr" --- Determine the type of an image

* "sndhdr" --- Determine type of sound file

* "ossaudiodev" --- Access to OSS-compatible audio devices

  * Audio Device Objects

  * Mixer Device Objects
