WAV
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| − | '''WAV''', an uncompressed | + | '''WAV''' is a widely used audio format, orginally developed by Microsoft and IBM and based on the [[RIFF]] wrapper format. The usual audio encoding in a .wav file is [[LPCM]], considered an 'uncompressed' encoding. Because of large file sizes, WAV is not well-suited for distributing audio such as songs or podcasts. WAV is used in MS-Windows to store sounds used in applications. It is also used as an archival format for first-generation (master) files, often with a metadata chunk as specified in the Broadcast Wave ([[BWF]]) standard. |
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See Also: ''[[WAV_(Applications)|List of applications known to use .WAV]]'' | See Also: ''[[WAV_(Applications)|List of applications known to use .WAV]]'' | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAV WAV : Wikipedia] | ||
| + | * [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000001.shtml WAVE Audio File Format, from Library of Congress resource on Sustainability of Digital Formats] | ||
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WAV is a widely used audio format, orginally developed by Microsoft and IBM and based on the RIFF wrapper format. The usual audio encoding in a .wav file is LPCM, considered an 'uncompressed' encoding. Because of large file sizes, WAV is not well-suited for distributing audio such as songs or podcasts. WAV is used in MS-Windows to store sounds used in applications. It is also used as an archival format for first-generation (master) files, often with a metadata chunk as specified in the Broadcast Wave (BWF) standard.
See Also: List of applications known to use .WAV
