Why is DVD-Audio uncompressed rather than compressed?
The DVD-Audio format is designed to deliver the highest fidelity possible. No lossy compression is used on any primary audio content. However, uncompressed audio files tend to be large, and they require more storage capacity. Because of these constraints, as an option to the content provider, the DVD-Audio format features a special form of lossless coding called Meridian Lossless Packing (MLP). The key difference between lossy coding and lossless coding, is that MLP does not discard any audio information. All of the audio content is completely and accurately reconstructed from an MLP file, achieving the ultimate in fidelity.
The DVD-Audio format is designed to deliver the highest fidelity possible. No lossy compression is used on any primary audio content. However, uncompressed audio files tend to be large, and they require more storage capacity. Because of these constraints, as an option to the content provider, the DVD-Audio format features a special form of lossless coding called Meridian Lossless Packing (MLP). The key difference between lossy coding and lossless coding, is that MLP does not discard any audio information. All of the audio content is completely and accurately reconstructed from an MLP file, achieving the ultimate in fidelity. By utilizing MLP lossless coding, a DVD-Audio disc can deliver up to 6-channels of 96kHz/24-bit surround sound.
