RAM (RealAudio)

File Format
Name	RAM (RealAudio)
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Audio and Music RAM (RealAudio)
Extension(s)	.ram, .rpm
MIME Type(s)	audio/x-pn-realaudio, audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin
PRONOM	x-fmt/183

RealAudio .ram metadata files are very simple files that hold references to audio sources. They consist of one line of plain text: a URL. This can be a relative or absolute HTTP URL, but for streaming services this may use the Real-Time Streaming Protocol or the older Progressive Networks Media protocol.

Disambiguation

The .ram file extension is also sometimes used for RealMedia format.

See also

• RealAudio
• RealMedia

Sample files

• .ram with a HTTP reference
• .ram with an RTSP reference
• .ram with a PNM reference

Links

• A survey of playlist formats → RAM
• RealSystem Production Guide, Ch. 10 (from archive.org) - Has some information about RAM files