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Embedded Audio Coder (EAC) - Player

Fig. 1. Functionality of the EAC player.

The EAC player decodes an EAC bitstream to an audio .wav file or PC speaker.

DOWNLOAD

The EAC player can be downloaded here. (In IE, when pop up download screen shows up, please use "save as" instead of "open". "Open" sometimes causes problem. )

You will need the Visual C++ runtime library (including msvcrt.dll etc) to use the EAC parser. The runtime libtrary can be downloaded here. (If you have question regarding the Visual C runtime library, please refer to this article. )

Currently, EAC player only runs in Windows platform. Please contact the author if you request support for other platforms.

USAGE

The EAC player should be registered to handle all files with ".eac" extensions. (Right click a file with ".eac" extension. In "open with" dialog box, find the eac_player.exe and click "select".)

You may drag a ".eac" file and drop it on the eac_player.exe. The eac_player.exe will start to play the compressed EAC bitstream in the PC speaker.

The EAC player can be used in command line mode with the following parameters:

eac_player BITSTR.EAC

Play the compressed EAC bitstream BITSTR.EAC in the PC speaker.

eac_player -i BITSTR.EAC -o pc.speaker

Play the compressed EAC bitstream BITSTR.EAC in the PC speaker.

eac_player -i BITSTR.EAC -o DECODED.WAV

Decode the compressed EAC bitstream BITSTR.EAC to an audio wave file DECODED.WAV (16bit PCM coded). The DECODED.WAV can then be played/edited in many existing players.