21. 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. Heres an overview:

• 21.1. audioop Manipulate raw audio data
• 21.2. imageop Manipulate raw image data
• 21.3. aifc Read and write AIFF and AIFC files
• 21.4. sunau Read and write Sun AU files
  • 21.4.1. AU_read Objects
  • 21.4.2. AU_write Objects
• 21.5. wave Read and write WAV files
  • 21.5.1. Wave_read Objects
  • 21.5.2. Wave_write Objects
• 21.6. chunk Read IFF chunked data
• 21.7. colorsys Conversions between color systems
• 21.8. imghdr Determine the type of an image
• 21.9. sndhdr Determine type of sound file
• 21.10. ossaudiodev Access to OSS-compatible audio devices
  • 21.10.1. Audio Device Objects
  • 21.10.2. Mixer Device Objects