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- From: cpirazzi@bonk.esd.sgi.com (Chris Pirazzi)
- Subject: Re: ulaw format wanted
- Message-ID: <nm4rfes@fido.asd.sgi.com>
- Keywords: mulaw sound file format
- Sender: news@fido.asd.sgi.com (Usenet News Admin)
- Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA
- References: <23286@alice.att.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 01:43:57 GMT
- Lines: 110
-
- In article <23286@alice.att.com> jsh@alice.att.com (Juergen Schroeter) writes:
- >Hi,
- >
- >I'd like to get hold of the exact file format of the SGI utilities'
- >(e.g., sfconvert, sfplay) mulaw option. Any soul out there who could
- >give me a pointer/share it with me?
- >
- >Juergen Schroeter, jsh@alice.att.com
- >(908) 582-7059
- >AT&T Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636
-
- Hi,
-
- Here are the formulas used:
-
- /*
- * This routine converts from ulaw to 16 bit linear
- * 29 September 1989
- *
- * Craig Reese: IDA/Supercomputing Research Center
- *
- * References:
- * 1) CCITT Recommendation G.711 (very difficult to follow)
- * 2) MIL-STD-188-113,"Interoperability and Performance Standards
- * for Analog-to_Digital Conversion Techniques,"
- * 17 February 1987
- *
- * Input: 8 bit ulaw sample
- * Output: signed 16 bit linear sample
- */
-
- short
- ulaw2linear(unsigned char ulawbyte) {
- static int exp_lut[8]={0,132,396,924,1980,4092,8316,16764};
- int sign, exponent, mantissa, sample;
-
- ulawbyte = ~ulawbyte;
- sign = (ulawbyte & 0x80);
- exponent = (ulawbyte >> 4) & 0x07;
- mantissa = ulawbyte & 0x0F;
- sample = exp_lut[exponent] + (mantissa << (exponent+3));
- if (sign != 0) sample = -sample;
- return(sample);
- }
-
- /*
- * This routine converts from linear to ulaw
- * 29 September 1989
- *
- * Craig Reese: IDA/Supercomputing Research Center
- * Joe Campbell: Department of Defense
- *
- * References:
- * 1) CCITT Recommendation G.711 (very difficult to follow)
- * 2) "A New Digital Technique for Implementation of Any
- * Continuous PCM Companding Law," Villeret, Michel,
- * et al. 1973 IEEE Int. Conf. on Communications, Vol 1,
- * 1973, pg. 11.12-11.17
- * 3) MIL-STD-188-113,"Interoperability and Performance Standards
- * for Analog-to_Digital Conversion Techniques,"
- * 17 February 1987
- *
- * Input: Signed 16 bit linear sample
- * Output: 8 bit ulaw sample
- */
-
- #define ZEROTRAP /* turn on the trap as per the MIL-STD */
- #define BIAS 0x84 /* define the add-in bias for 16 bit samples */
- #define CLIP 32635
-
- unsigned char
- linear2ulaw(short sample)
- {
- static int exp_lut[256] = {0,0,1,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,
- 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
- 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
- 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
- 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
- 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
- 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
- 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
- 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
- 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
- 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
- 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
- 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
- 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
- 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7};
- int sign, exponent, mantissa;
- unsigned char ulawbyte;
-
- /** get the sample into sign-magnitude **/
- sign = (sample >> 8) & 0x80; /* set aside the sign */
- if (sign != 0) sample = -sample; /* get magnitude */
- if (sample > CLIP) sample = CLIP; /* clip the magnitude */
- /** convert from 16 bit linear to ulaw **/
- sample = sample + BIAS;
- exponent = exp_lut[(sample>>7) & 0xFF];
- mantissa = (sample >> (exponent+3)) & 0x0F;
- ulawbyte = ~(sign | (exponent << 4) | mantissa);
- #ifdef ZEROTRAP
- if (ulawbyte == 0 ) ulawbyte = 0x02; /* optional CCITT trap */
- #endif
- /** return the result **/
- return(ulawbyte);
- }
-
-
- - Chris Pirazzi
-