Skip to main content
Service phase: Beta

This service is still in development. Give us your feedback or view this page on the current PRONOM service.

Format

Common Instrument File (CIF)

Summary

Name
Common Instrument File (CIF)
Version
1
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1887
Description
The Common Instrument File (CIF) format is a file format designed to distribute sound data, similar to the CLF format. It follows the same principles as the CLF format, but its focus is on the directivities of natural sources like musical instruments, talkers, singers, and noise sources instead of loudspeakers. The CIF format was officially released on October 27, 2020.
File extensions
ci1
Source
Brigham Young University / Brigham Young University

Relationships

Equivalent to
Is previous version of

Internal signatures

CIF1

Note
BOF: 00x42BD0A0001 then after 15 bytes 00x76312E306100 followed by 16 null bytes

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
42BD0A0001{15}76312E306100{10}00000000000000000000000000000000
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V114

    Release date
    22 August 2023

    Common Instrument File (CIF) 1: Signature researched and samples provided by Brigham Young University.

    Common Instrument File (CIF) 1: Full entry added. Submitted by Brigham Young University.