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:
| audioop | Manipulate raw audio data. | |
| imageop | Manipulate raw image data. | |
| aifc | Read and write audio files in AIFF or AIFC format. | |
| sunau | Provide an interface to the Sun AU sound format. | |
| wave | Provide an interface to the WAV sound format. | |
| chunk | Module to read IFF chunks. | |
| colorsys | Conversion functions between RGB and other color systems. | |
| rgbimg | Read and write image files in ``SGI RGB'' format (the module is not SGI specific though!). | |
| imghdr | Determine the type of image contained in a file or byte stream. | |
| sndhdr | Determine type of a sound file. | |
| ossaudiodev | Access to OSS-compatible audio devices. |