RIFF
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The Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF), alternatively "Reverse IFF", is a wrapper or container format, originally developed by Microsoft and IBM. Formats based on the RIFF container include the widely used WAV (audio) and AVI (video) formats.
It is similar to IFF. One difference is that RIFF uses little-endian byte order.
See also RIFX.
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Identification
RIFF files begin with the ASCII characters "RIFF".
RIFF type cross-reference
Selected "RIFF types", and related articles, are listed below. The RIFF type (also called "form type" or "RIFF form") is a four-byte identifier that usually appears at file offset 8. See also Category:RIFF based file formats.
| RIFF type | Refer to | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
ACON |
Windows Animated Cursor | |
AMV |
MTV Video (.AMV) | |
AVI |
AVI | |
BND |
RIFF Bundle File | Defined in the RIFF specifications. |
CDR? |
CorelDRAW | |
CDXA |
MPEG-1 | wrapped MPEG (CDXA) |
DES? |
Corel Designer | |
PAL |
RIFF Palette File | Defined in the RIFF specifications. |
RDIB |
RDIB | Defined in the RIFF specifications. |
RMID |
RIFF MIDI | Defined in the RIFF specifications. |
RMMP |
RIFF Multimedia Movie | |
TRID |
Trd (TRID) | |
VDRM |
VDR (VirtualDub) | |
WAVE |
WAV | Defined in the RIFF specifications. |
WEBP |
WebP | |
sfbk |
SoundFont 2.0 | |
shw4 |
SHW (Corel) | |
MSFX |
RIFF MSFX | Appears to be meta info for .wav's |
MIDS |
RIFF MIDS | |
STYL |
RIFF STYL | |
NUND |
CPR NPR | |
CAR(A,B,C) |
Corel R.A.V.E. | |
IDF |
MIDI Instrument Definition File |
Specifications
- Multimedia Programming Interface and Data Specifications 1.0 - RIFF document issued jointly by IBM and Microsoft, 1991-08
- Microsoft Multimedia Standards Update, Revision 1.0.97, 1992-07-29
