Webex Recording Format

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(I seem to have missed that the last entry in the software list first required conversion to WMV using the official tool, i.e. it could not actually read this format)
(Details on relationship with ARF; added link to Recording Editor manual)
 
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|released=Between 1995<ref>[[Wikipedia:Webex]], see date of founding</ref> and 2003<ref>Date of https://web.archive.org/web/20030724053357/http://meetingcenter1.webex.com/client/latest/atplay.exe</ref>
 
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'''Webex Recording Format''' ('''WRF''') is a proprietary video container format used to store recordings created by Webex, a video conferencing program used mainly in business environments. It appears, based on mentions of a specific codec not "being accepted" by a conversion program<ref name="h264">https://help.webex.com/en-us/WBX000026388/WRF2WMV-Converter → "Note"</ref>, to be a container format; the fact that it can use the [[H.264]] codec<ref name="h264" /> suggests that it may internally use other widely-used formats, as well. It is possible that it may record other details of the video conference, such as text chat, as well.<ref>http://www.wbximg.com/includes/documents/data-sheets/NBR_datasheet.pdf; unclear how much of this applies only to ARF</ref> It succeeded [[WOT]] and was succeeded by [[Advanced Recording Format]]. It seems to share the magic number [[ASCII]] {{magic|WOTF}} ("WOT File", presumably) with WOT<ref>http://searchengineblaster.com/wots/sebtour.wot</ref><ref>https://archive.org/download/SharingAppContactOperation/SharingApp_ContactOperation.wrf</ref>.
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'''Webex Recording Format''' ('''WRF''') is a proprietary video container format used to store recordings created by Webex, a video conferencing program used mainly in business environments. It appears, based on mentions of a specific codec not "being accepted" by a conversion program<ref name="h264">https://help.webex.com/en-us/WBX000026388/WRF2WMV-Converter → "Note"</ref>, to be a container format; the fact that it can use the [[H.264]] codec<ref name="h264" /> suggests that it may internally use other widely-used formats, as well. It is possible that it may record other details of the video conference, such as text chat, as well.<ref>http://www.wbximg.com/includes/documents/data-sheets/NBR_datasheet.pdf; unclear how much of this applies only to ARF</ref> It succeeded [[WOT]] and was succeeded by [[Advanced Recording Format]] (although WRF has persisted for recordings made directly by the client software; see the Advanced Recording Format page for details). It seems to share the magic number [[ASCII]] {{magic|WOTF}} ("WOT File", presumably) with WOT<ref>http://searchengineblaster.com/wots/sebtour.wot</ref><ref>https://archive.org/download/SharingAppContactOperation/SharingApp_ContactOperation.wrf</ref>.
  
 
== Sample Files ==
 
== Sample Files ==
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** [https://web.archive.org/web/20040617155141/http://www.webex.com/customercare/downloads-player.html Version from 2004]
 
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20040617155141/http://www.webex.com/customercare/downloads-player.html Version from 2004]
 
* [https://help.webex.com/en-us/WBX000026388/WRF2WMV-Converter WRF2WMV]: Convert to [[WMV]]
 
* [https://help.webex.com/en-us/WBX000026388/WRF2WMV-Converter WRF2WMV]: Convert to [[WMV]]
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* [http://www.meetingconnect.net/files/CiscoWebExWebRecordingEditorUserGuide.pdf WebEx Recording Editor User Guide]: Manual for WebEx Recording Editor, apparently lost software
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==

Latest revision as of 06:16, 23 September 2019

File Format
Name Webex Recording Format
Ontology
Extension(s) .wrf
Released Between 1995[1] and 2003[2]

Webex Recording Format (WRF) is a proprietary video container format used to store recordings created by Webex, a video conferencing program used mainly in business environments. It appears, based on mentions of a specific codec not "being accepted" by a conversion program[3], to be a container format; the fact that it can use the H.264 codec[3] suggests that it may internally use other widely-used formats, as well. It is possible that it may record other details of the video conference, such as text chat, as well.[4] It succeeded WOT and was succeeded by Advanced Recording Format (although WRF has persisted for recordings made directly by the client software; see the Advanced Recording Format page for details). It seems to share the magic number ASCII WOTF ("WOT File", presumably) with WOT[5][6].

Contents

[edit] Sample Files

[edit] Software

[edit] Links

[edit] References

  1. Wikipedia:Webex, see date of founding
  2. Date of https://web.archive.org/web/20030724053357/http://meetingcenter1.webex.com/client/latest/atplay.exe
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://help.webex.com/en-us/WBX000026388/WRF2WMV-Converter → "Note"
  4. http://www.wbximg.com/includes/documents/data-sheets/NBR_datasheet.pdf; unclear how much of this applies only to ARF
  5. http://searchengineblaster.com/wots/sebtour.wot
  6. https://archive.org/download/SharingAppContactOperation/SharingApp_ContactOperation.wrf
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