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|mimetypes={{mimetype|audio/application/x-pn-realmedia}}, others
 
|mimetypes={{mimetype|audio/application/x-pn-realmedia}}, others
 
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== Disambiguation ==
 
== Disambiguation ==
The extent to which ''RealMedia'' is the official name is not clear. It is used in the MIME type, but seems to be avoided in most documentation.
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The extent to which ''RealMedia'' is the official name is not clear. It is used in the MIME type, but seems to be avoided in most documentation. If a file contains video, it may be said to be in '''RealVideo''' format (a term that may also encompass other things, such as some codecs). A file that contains only audio is said to be in '''RealAudio''' format (a term that also encompasses other things, including the older [[RealAudio]] format, and some codecs).
  
 
In practice, ''RealMedia'' can mean just the (newer) format with signature ".RMF", or it can be expanded to also encompass the older audio-only [[RealAudio]] format with signature ".ra". This article is mainly about the newer format. For the older format, see [[RealAudio]].
 
In practice, ''RealMedia'' can mean just the (newer) format with signature ".RMF", or it can be expanded to also encompass the older audio-only [[RealAudio]] format with signature ".ra". This article is mainly about the newer format. For the older format, see [[RealAudio]].
 
If a file contains video, it is said to be in '''RealVideo''' format (a term that may also encompass other things, such as some codecs). A file that contains only audio is said to be in '''RealAudio''' format (a term that also encompasses other things, including the older [[RealAudio]] format, and some codecs).
 
  
 
There is also a thing named [https://www.realnetworks.com/realmediaHD RealMedia HD], which is probably just a codec, not a file format.
 
There is also a thing named [https://www.realnetworks.com/realmediaHD RealMedia HD], which is probably just a codec, not a file format.
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== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
 
Files begin with ASCII "{{magic|.RMF}}".
 
Files begin with ASCII "{{magic|.RMF}}".
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== Specifications ==
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* [https://common.helixcommunity.org/2003/HCS_SDK_r5/htmfiles/rmff.htm RealMedia File Format (RMFF) Reference]
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* [https://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php/RealMedia MultimediaWiki article]
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
 
* [[VLC]]
 
* [[VLC]]
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== Sample files ==
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* Most files at https://samples.ffmpeg.org/real/
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
* [https://common.helixcommunity.org/2003/HCS_SDK_r5/htmfiles/rmff.htm RealMedia File Format (RMFF) Reference]
 
* [https://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php/RealMedia MultimediaWiki article]
 
* [https://wiki.videolan.org/RealMedia/ VideoLAN Wiki article]
 
 
* [[Wikipedia: RealAudio]]
 
* [[Wikipedia: RealAudio]]
 
* [[Wikipedia: RealMedia]]
 
* [[Wikipedia: RealMedia]]
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* [https://wiki.videolan.org/RealMedia/ VideoLAN Wiki article]
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See also [[RealAudio#Links]].
  
 
[[Category:Audio and Music]]
 
[[Category:Audio and Music]]

Revision as of 12:38, 2 July 2019

File Format
Name RealMedia
Ontology
Extension(s) .rm, .ra, .rma, .ram, .rv, .rmvb
MIME Type(s) audio/application/x-pn-realmedia, others
PRONOM x-fmt/190, fmt/404

RealMedia (sometimes called RMFF) is a multimedia container format associated with the RealVideo/RealAudio/RealPlayer ecosystem.

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Disambiguation

The extent to which RealMedia is the official name is not clear. It is used in the MIME type, but seems to be avoided in most documentation. If a file contains video, it may be said to be in RealVideo format (a term that may also encompass other things, such as some codecs). A file that contains only audio is said to be in RealAudio format (a term that also encompasses other things, including the older RealAudio format, and some codecs).

In practice, RealMedia can mean just the (newer) format with signature ".RMF", or it can be expanded to also encompass the older audio-only RealAudio format with signature ".ra". This article is mainly about the newer format. For the older format, see RealAudio.

There is also a thing named RealMedia HD, which is probably just a codec, not a file format.

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Identification

Files begin with ASCII ".RMF".

Specifications

Software

Sample files

Links

See also RealAudio#Links.

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