21. 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:

* 21.1. "audioop" — Manipulate raw audio data

* 21.2. "imageop" — Manipulate raw image data

* 21.3. "aifc" — Read and write AIFF and AIFC files

* 21.4. "sunau" — Read and write Sun AU files

  * 21.4.1. AU_read Objects

  * 21.4.2. AU_write Objects

* 21.5. "wave" — Read and write WAV files

  * 21.5.1. Wave_read Objects

  * 21.5.2. Wave_write Objects

* 21.6. "chunk" — Read IFF chunked data

* 21.7. "colorsys" — Conversions between color systems

* 21.8. "imghdr" — Determine the type of an image

* 21.9. "sndhdr" — Determine type of sound file

* 21.10. "ossaudiodev" — Access to OSS-compatible audio devices

  * 21.10.1. Audio Device Objects

  * 21.10.2. Mixer Device Objects