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+ | {{FormatInfo | ||
+ | |subcat=Audio and Music | ||
+ | |extensions={{ext|wav}}<br>{{ext|wave}} | ||
+ | |mimetypes={{mimetype|audio/x-wav}}<br>{{mimetype|audio/vnd.wave}}<br>{{mimetype|audio/wav}}<br>{{mimetype|audio/wave}}<br>{{mimetype|audio/x-pn-wav}} | ||
+ | |locfdd={{LoCFDD|fdd000001}}<br>{{LoCFDD|fdd000002}}<br>{{LoCFDD|fdd000356}}<br>{{LoCFDD|fdd000357}} | ||
+ | |pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/6}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/142}} | ||
+ | |released=1991 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | The '''Waveform Audio File Format''' ('''WAV''' or '''WAVE''') is a widely used audio format, originally 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 == | ||
+ | * [[Exif]] | ||
+ | * [[WAV (Applications)]] – List of applications known to use WAV | ||
+ | == Specifications == | ||
+ | * [http://www-mmsp.ece.mcgill.ca/Documents/AudioFormats/WAVE/WAVE.html Format spec] | ||
− | + | == Metaformat files == | |
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+ | * [https://www.synalysis.net/Grammars/wav.grammar Synalysis grammar file] (for Hexinator / Synalize It!; [[Synalysis grammar file|more details]]) | ||
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+ | == External links == | ||
+ | * [[Wikipedia:WAV]] | ||
+ | * [http://www.iana.org/assignments/wave-avi-codec-registry/wave-avi-codec-registry.xml WAVE and AVI Codec Registries (Historic Registry)] | ||
+ | * [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/riffform.txt File format info] | ||
+ | * [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/wavformat.pro Another file format info text file] | ||
+ | * [http://imgur.com/a/PbN8H#0 WAV101 an audio file walkthrough] | ||
+ | * [http://wiki.dpconline.org/images/4/46/WAV_Assessment_v1.0.pdf Format preservation assessment] | ||
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+ | [[Category:RIFF based file formats]] |
Revision as of 14:17, 14 August 2016
The Waveform Audio File Format (WAV or WAVE) is a widely used audio format, originally 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
- Exif
- WAV (Applications) – List of applications known to use WAV
Specifications
Metaformat files
- Synalysis grammar file (for Hexinator / Synalize It!; more details)