Oracle8i interMedia Audio, Image, and Video User's Guide and Reference
Release 8.1.5
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Audio File and Compression Formats

A.1 Supported Audio File and Compression Formats

The following tables describe the file and compression formats and other audio features supported by interMedia audio.

To use these tables, find the data format you are interested in, and then determine the supported formats. For example, Table A-1 shows that interMedia audio supports AIFF format for single channel, stereo, 8-bit and 16-bit samples, linear PCM encoding, and uncompressed format.

Table A-1 AIFF Data Format
Format   Audio Feature  

AIFF

Format ID `AIFF'

File Format: `AIFF'

File Ext: .aff  

Single channel

Stereo

8-bit samples

16-bit samples

Linear PCM encoding  
  Compression Format  

 

Uncompressed  
Table A-2 AIFF-C Data Format
Format   Audio Feature  

AIFF-C

Format ID `AIFC'

File Format: `AIFC'

File Ext: .afc  

Single channel

Stereo

8-bit samples

16-bit samples  
  Compression Format  

Choose one of these compression formats:  

Uncompressed

ADPCM (2:1) compression  
Table A-3 AU Data Format
Format   Audio Feature  

AU

Format ID `AUFF'

File Format: `AUFF'

File Ext: .au  

Single channel

Stereo

8-bit samples

16-bit samples

Mu-law encoding

Linear PCM encoding  
  Compression Format  

 

Uncompressed  
Table A-4 WAV Data Format
Format   Audio Feature  

WAV

Format ID `WAVE'

File Format: `WAVE'

File Ext: .wav  

Single channel

Stereo

8-bit samples

16-bit samples

Linear PCM encoding  
  Compression Format  

Choose one of these compression formats:  

Uncompressed

Microsoft ADPCM  


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