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Format

MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3 Streaming

Summary

Name
MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3 Streaming
Identifiers
  • MIME: audio/mpeg
  • PUID: x-fmt/279
Format type
Text (Unstructured)
Description
A plain-text playlist of one or more media files and their location.
Note
https://fileinfo.com/extension/m3u https://dotwhat.net/file/extension/m3u/505
File extensions
m3u, m3u8
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Relationships

Is subsequent version of

Changelog

  • Updated in V120

    Release date
    25 February 2025

    MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3 Streaming: Added extension m3u8. Submitted by .

  • Updated in V118

    Release date
    30 April 2024

    MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3 Streaming: Description created and documentation links added as part of PRONOM Research Week 2023. Submitted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

  • Updated in V105

    Release date
    29 June 2022

    MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3 Streaming: Changed format type. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).

  • Updated in V62

    Release date
    28 August 2012

    FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec): Description information submitted by the National Archives and Records Administration.