SILK
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For other uses, see Silk (disambiguation).
SILK is an audio compression format and audio codec developed by Skype Limited, now a Microsoft subsidiary. It was developed for use in Skype, as a replacement for the SVOPC codec. Since licensing out, it has also been used by others. It has been extended to the Internet standard Opus codec.
Quick Facts Developer(s), Initial release ...
Developer(s) | Skype Limited, Microsoft |
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Initial release | 2009; 15 years ago (2009) |
Stable release | 1.0.9
/ 2012; 12 years ago (2012) |
Written in | C, C++ |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS |
Predecessor | SVOPC |
Successor | Satin |
Type | Audio codec |
License | BSD 2-Clause License[1] |
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Quick Facts Filename extension, Internet media type ...
Filename extension |
.sil, .SIL |
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Internet media type |
audio/SILK |
Magic number | #!SILK\n |
Initial release | March 2009; 15 years ago (2009-03) |
Latest release | SDK 1.0.9 2012; 12 years ago (2012) |
Type of format | Audio |
Extended to | Opus |
Standard | Internet Draft |
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