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{{Codec video|id=drac|encoder=y|mod=schroedinger|for=[[Ogg]]}}
{{Mmwiki|Dirac}}
{{Xiph|Dirac}}

Dirac is a video compression codec created by the BBC, superseded by Schroedinger.

Muxing was formerly supported in {{VLC}} through libdirac, but libschroedinger was found to be faster for muxing.

== Links ==
* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/ SourceForge.net - Dirac Project]
* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/schrodinger/ SourceForge.net - Schrodinger Project]
* [http://dirac.sourceforge.net/documentation/code/programmers_guide/programmers_guide.pdf Dirac programmer's guide] <small>([https://archive.today/FRqS7 archive])</small>
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160308225842/http://diracvideo.org/download/specification/dirac-spec-latest.pdf Diracvideo - Dirac specifications (archived)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080715133110/http://www.diracvideo.org/wiki/FAQ#What.27s_the_difference_between_Dirac_and_Schrodinger.3F Diracvideo - Difference between Dirac and Schroedinger (archived)]