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Format

Dolby MLP Lossless Audio

Summary

Name
Dolby MLP Lossless Audio
Identifiers
  • MIME: audio/vnd.dolby.mlp
  • PUID: fmt/972
Format type
Audio
Description
MLP "Meridian Lossless Packing" is the standard lossless compression format for DVD-Audio content. It was originally developed by Meridian Audio, Ltd.
File extensions
mlp
Submitted by
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

Dolby MLP

Description
BOF, offset 4: øro(º|»)
Provenance
Based upon MIME registration: http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/audio/vnd.dolby.mlp

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
4
Max offset
4
Byte Sequence
F8726F(BA|BB)
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V88

    Release date
    27 September 2016
    • Added format

      Dolby MLP Lossless Audio: Full entry added.

    • Added signature

      Dolby MLP Lossless Audio: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.