
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