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Format

Atrac Codec File

Summary

Name
Atrac Codec File
Version
v.1
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1968
Format type
Audio
Description
ATRAC (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding) is a family of proprietary audio compression algorithms developed by Sony. It was first commercially used in the MiniDisc in 1992. ATRAC enabled the storage of audio information on quite small devices (for the time), with limited loss is perceptible quality.
File extensions
aea
Source
Bibliotheque Cantonale Universitaire de Fribourg / Bibliotheque Cantonale Universitaire de Fribourg
Developed by
Sony / Sony

Internal signatures

Atrac Codec File v.1

Note
BOF, offset 2896, magic bytes: …………………………..¬

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
00080000{260}(01|02)
Endianness
None
Min Frag Length
Absolute from EOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
AC{0-1024}
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V121

    Release date
    24 September 2025

    Atrac Codec File v.1: Amended internal signatures, added link to blog. Submitted by Brigham Young University.

  • Added in V118

    Release date
    30 April 2024

    Atrac Codec File: Signature researched and samples provided by Bibliothèque Cantonale Universitaire de Fribourg.

    Atrac Codec File: Full entry added. Submitted by Bibliothèque Cantonale Universitaire de Fribourg.