[Speex-dev] About Speex

[Jean-Marc Valin]

Pedro Velez a écrit :
> Greetings,
> 
> My name is Pedro Velez, I'm a student working on the "analysis of a
> compression codec for estethoscopic sounds to be transmitted over IP
> networks" for my thesis project. I would like to know if this codec
> would be suitable for this kind of application since these kind of
> sounds can reach up to 4000Hz. If so, I would like to cite and
> recommend this codec for further research and use in my university. I
> hope I can get a response to this question.


A few questions on your application:

- How much quality do you need?
- What bit-rate do you target?
- Is delay an important factor?

Depending on the answer, the best codec may be Speex or it may be Vorbis
or something else.

	Jean-Marc