Apple Lossless

Apple Lossless (also known as Apple Lossless Encoder or ALE) is an audio codec developed by Apple Computer, for lossless encoding of digital music.
==Description==
The Apple Lossless Encoder was introduced in QuickTime 6.5.1 and as a feature of iTunes 4.5 on April 28, 2004.iTunes 4.5: Hits and Misses by Jason Snell, Macworld. 2004-04-27.
Apple Lossless data is stored within an MP4 container with the filename extension .m4a. Contrary to popular belief (and possibly also due to the extension itself), Apple Lossless is not a variant of AAC, but a wholly new codec. iPods with a dock connector and updated firmware can play Apple Lossless encoded files.
ALE usually results in files that are 50-75% smaller than uncompressed AIFF or WAV files created from the same audio CD.
==References==
==External links==
*About lossless audio in Apple Music at Apple Support
* at Wikipedia
Category:Audio codecs