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+# Equestria Lossless Audio Codec
+An entirely open-source lightweight lossless audio codec/container.
+
+## Why use ELAC?
+* ELAC is free, libre and open-source software
+* It is lighter than FLAC, WAV, or MP3 with the same quality
+* A single file can contain multiple tracks that will be played after each other (if using a supported player, e.g. `elac-play`)
+* ELAC keeps all metadata from your original file (except album art)
+
+## ELAC-EL vs ELAC-PL
+ELAC-EL (Emulated Lossless) files are created when a non-lossless file is given to `elac-encode` (e.g. MP3, OGG, ...), they usually have small file size and are playable everywhere.
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+ELAC-PL (Physical Lossless) files are created when a lossless file is given to `elac-encode` (e.g. WAV, FLAC, ...), **they are not playable on WebKit-based browsers (such as Safari)**.
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+Both ELAC-EL and ELAC-PL usually have smaller size than the original files. \ No newline at end of file