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Opus

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What is Opus?

Opus is a lossy audio codec developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and designed for interactive speech and music transmission over the Internet. It's characterized by its versatility, handling a wide range of audio bitrates and qualities, and low latency. Opus is royalty-free and open-source, making it widely used in applications like VoIP, video conferencing, streaming, and audio archiving.

What other technologies are related to Opus?

Opus Competitor Technologies

VP8 is a video codec that competes with Opus, which is primarily an audio codec but often used in conjunction with video.
mentioned alongside Opus in 36% (89) of relevant job posts
G.722 is a wideband speech codec and an alternative to Opus for audio communication.
mentioned alongside Opus in 51% (55) of relevant job posts
AAC is an audio codec that competes with Opus in various applications, especially in media streaming and broadcasting.
mentioned alongside Opus in 8% (139) of relevant job posts
G.711 is a narrowband speech codec and a lower-quality alternative to Opus for voice communication.
mentioned alongside Opus in 14% (59) of relevant job posts

Opus Complementary Technologies

H.265 is a video codec often used alongside audio codecs like Opus for multimedia streaming.
mentioned alongside Opus in 19% (74) of relevant job posts
H.264 is a video codec often used alongside audio codecs like Opus for multimedia streaming.
mentioned alongside Opus in 12% (96) of relevant job posts
VP9 is a video codec often used alongside audio codecs like Opus, especially within the WebM container format.
mentioned alongside Opus in 11% (79) of relevant job posts

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