Sony about ATRAC3 Technology :
ATRAC3 is a compression technology based on Sony ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding) technology that originated with and is supported by MiniDisc. ATRAC3 achieves twice the data compression rate of ATRAC with virtually no loss in sound quality and reduces the size of audio data to 1/10 of the original audio CD source.
The audio compression technologies used by Sony analyze the digital audio data and reduce the size of this data by applying the latest digital audio technologies.
Compressing audio data provides real benefits:
- Drastically minimize the required physical size of recording media while enabling increased music storage.
- Smaller file sizes means a reduction in audio data transmission time.
How to install Sony ATRAC3 Audio Codec :
New:
atrac3.exe was added in
atrac3.zip pack. Just click the executable!
- Uncompress the files from
atrac3.zip archive, right-click on the
atrac3.inf file and select
Install.
- You may encounter a prompt saying: "The software you are installing for this hardware... has not passed Windows Logo testing..."; click on the
Continue Anyway button.
- Then check the installed codec. See
Checking Installed VIDEO and AUDIO Codecs In Windows XP guide.
