SILK

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SILK is an audio compression format and audio codec developed by Skype Limited, now a Microsoft subsidiary. It was developed for use in Skype, as a replacement for the SVOPC codec. Since licensing out, it has also been used by others. It has been extended to the Internet standard Opus codec.

Details

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Block diagram of the SILK encoder

Skype Limited announced that SILK can use a sampling frequency of 8, 12, 16 or 24 kHz and a bit rate from 6 to 40 kbit/s. It can also use a low algorithmic delay of 25 ms (20 ms frame size + 5 ms look-ahead).[1] The reference implementation is written in the C programming language. The codec technology is based on linear predictive coding (LPC).[2] The SILK binary SDK is available.[3]

License

The SILK codec is patented and licensed separately from the SILK SDK.[4] The codec is open-source, freeware, available royalty free with restrictions on use and distribution.[3][5][6] The SDK was initially available only by application by giving details of name, address, phone, and description of how SILK will be used.[3] As of 2012Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (version 1.0.9) the SDK can by downloaded without application, but the licence restricts the use to internal evaluation and testing purposes only, excluding software distribution or use in any commercial product or service.[3][7]

History

SILK replaces the previously used SVOPC in Skype, which was a in-house solution to replace the iSAC and iLBC, which again were licensed from Global IP Solutions. The SILK codec was a separate development branch from SVOPC and it has been under development for over 3 years.[8] It was announced in January 2009 on the Consumer Electronics Show[8] and was integrated in Skype for the first time in version 4.0 beta 3 from January 7, 2009,[9] with the final version being released on February 3.[10] On March 3, 2009 Skype Limited announced that the SILK codec will be available soon under a royalty free license to third-party software and hardware developers.[5] The first draft of the SILK Speech Codec description was submitted to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as a candidate for the standardisation of a new Internet wideband audio codec on July 6, 2009, thereby openly publishing the format along with the source code of the reference implementation.[11] There is also a first draft of the RTP Payload Format and File Storage Format for SILK Speech and Audio Codec.[12]

Opus

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Usage

  • The stable version of SILK was first introduced in Skype 4.0 Beta 3 for Windows, released on January 7, 2009.[9]
  • The final version of Skype 4.0 was released on February 3, 2009.[16][17]
  • On March 22, 2011 the Steam game platform started using the SILK codec for its integrated in-game and community voice chat.
  • Later in 14 April, in Team Fortress 2, the codec was implemented into the in-game voice chat.[18]
  • On January 29, 2013, the updated to SteamPipe platform GoldSrc started using the SILK codec for the in-game voice chat.
  • It has been found being used on Zoom.[19]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Skype SILK Data Sheet, Retrieved 2009-09-01
  2. ↑ Audio-Mitschnitt Script error: No such module "webarchive". vom Treffen der IETF-Codec-Arbeitsgruppe auf der Konferenz IETF79 in Peking, China mit einer Darstellung der grundlegenden Funktionsprinzipien durch Koen Vos (MP3, ~70 MiB)
  3. ↑ a b c d Skype SILK – Super Wideband Audio Codec, Retrieved 2009-09-01
  4. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  5. ↑ a b Jonathan Christensen (2009-03-03) SILK, our super wideband audio codec, is now available for free Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Retrieved 2009-09-01
  6. ↑ Skype publishes SILK audio codec source code, Retrieved 2012-12-26
  7. ↑ Skype Developer Forum - SILK SDK license Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Retrieved 2012-12-26
  8. ↑ a b Michael Stanford (2009-01-13) Skype’s new super-wideband codec, Retrieved 2009-09-01
  9. ↑ a b Skype Journal (2009-01-07)Skype for Windows 4.0 Beta 3 Hotfix Introduces New Audio Codec, Retrieved 2009-09-01
  10. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  11. ↑ IETF (2009-07-06) SILK Speech Codec - draft-vos-silk-00.txt, Retrieved 2009-09-01
  12. ↑ IETF (2009-07-06) RTP Payload Format and File Storage Format for SILK Speech and Audio Codec, Retrieved 2009-09-01
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  16. ↑ PCWorld (2009-02-04)Skype Upgrade Simplifies VoIP Video Calls, Retrieved 2009-09-01
  17. ↑ (2009-02-04) Skype 4.0 audio: smooth as SILK Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Retrieved 2009-09-01
  18. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  19. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

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