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Format

Peak Graphical Waveform File

Summary

Name
Peak Graphical Waveform File
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/330
Format type
Audio
Description
Peak files contain waveform information for audio files (e.g. wav or mp3). They allow some applications to generate a graphical representation of the waveform of the audio content of associated audio files, and can enable such audio files to be accessed more quickly by reducing the time it takes to draw the waveform of the audio content.
File extensions
pk
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

Peak File

Note
Signature based on recurring header byte sequence observed in sample test formats.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
F106000000[01:02]0000{3}00{3}0000000000{4}FFFFFFFF00000000
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V109

    Release date
    1 November 2022

    Peak Graphical Waveform File: Changed filetype to Audio. Submitted by National Library of the Netherlands.

  • Added in V49

    Release date
    5 April 2011

    Peak Graphical Waveform File: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.

    Peak Graphical Waveform File: Outline entry added.