libdca
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Description:
Library for decoding DTS Coherent Acoustics streams
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Multimedia
Tags: audio decoding dts multimedia library
Install: brew install libdca
About:
Libdca is a high-quality, open-source library designed for decoding DTS Coherent Acoustics (DTS) audio streams. It provides a robust decoder for the DTS format, commonly used in DVD and Blu-ray audio tracks. This library is essential for developers building multimedia applications that need to process or convert DTS audio data.
Key Features:
  • High-fidelity decoding of DTS Coherent Acoustics streams
  • Lightweight and portable C library design
  • Provides both a low-level bitstream API and a high-level decoding API
  • Supports decoding of DTS-ES and other DTS variants
Use Cases:
  • Integrating DTS audio decoding into custom media players
  • Transcoding DTS audio tracks for compatibility with other devices
  • Developing audio processing tools for home theater applications
Alternatives:
  • FFmpeg – FFmpeg is a much larger, comprehensive multimedia framework that includes DTS decoding, whereas Libdca is a specialized, lightweight library focused solely on this task.
  • libdcadec – libdcadec is a modern alternative that also decodes DTS, often cited for its clean implementation and performance.
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