Format file

Tentang File WV

WV (WavPack Audio · Format Audio)

Dirilis 2002 Oleh David Bryant (WavPack)

WavPack Audio (.wv) adalah format file standar yang didukung penuh oleh KaijuConverter untuk pertukaran data, pengarsipan, dan konversi lintas platform.

Keluarga

Audio Files

Ekstensi

.wv

Tipe MIME

audio/x-wavpack

Dapat Digunakan Sebagai

Input Output

Kisahnya

BAGAIMANA WV
TERCIPTA.

1998

2002

WavPack — .wv — was created by David Bryant starting in 1998 as a hybrid lossless/lossy audio codec, with stable public releases from 2002 onward. Bryant’s big idea was hybrid mode: a .wv file can carry a lossy "correction" stream alongside the main data, so the same file decodes either as high-quality lossy (for iPod sync) or as full lossless (for archival). That dual behavior made WavPack popular with archivists who wanted one file to serve both use cases.

WavPack compression is competitive with FLAC (usually within 2-3%) and includes support for 32-bit float, multichannel surround, and DSD (Direct Stream Digital) via .wv containers. The community is small but dedicated; Plex, foobar2000, and VLC all handle .wv natively, and Bryant has maintained the reference implementation continuously for 25+ years.

FAKTA UNIK &
TRIVIA.

WavPack supports a unique hybrid mode: one .wv file can be decoded as either lossy or lossless depending on whether the .wvc correction file is present.

The format can carry DSD (the 1-bit SACD audio codec) inside a .wv wrapper — one of the few containers that handles DSD + PCM.

David Bryant has been WavPack's sole maintainer since 1998 — one of the longest-running one-person audio codec projects.

32-bit float PCM support makes WavPack suitable for studio-master archival.

WavPack's compression ratio beats FLAC on some material (especially 24-bit hi-res) despite simpler prediction.

KEUNGGULAN &
KETERBATASAN.

Keunggulan

Hybrid lossy/lossless mode.
Supports DSD, 32-bit float, multichannel.
Competitive compression vs FLAC.
Active maintenance since 1998.

Keterbatasan

Small ecosystem.
Hybrid mode complexity.
Hardware support limited vs FLAC.

Ukuran & Bobot Umum

3-min song (CD lossless)

18-24 MB

3-min hi-res 24/96

60-90 MB

Spesifikasi Teknis

MIME type: audio/x-wavpack
Extension: .wv (main), .wvc (correction)
Modes: Lossless, Hybrid lossy+correction, 32-bit float
License: BSD-style

KONVERSI DARI
WV

wv mp3 wv wav wv flac wv aac wv m4a wv ogg wv opus wv wma wv aiff wv aif wv gsm wv voc wv w64 wv shn wv sox wv snd wv 8svx wv tta wv spx wv mp2 wv dsf wv dff

KONVERSI KE
WV

mp3 wv wav wv flac wv aac wv m4a wv ogg wv opus wv aif wv gsm wv voc wv w64 wv shn wv sox wv snd wv 8svx wv tta wv spx wv mp2 wv dsf wv dff wv

Kasus Penggunaan Umum

Flexible audio archiving, hybrid lossless/lossy storage, audiophile collections