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Format

Exchangeable Image File Format (Audio)

Summary

Name
Exchangeable Image File Format (Audio)
Version
2.1
Identifiers
  • MIME: audio/x-wav
  • PUID: x-fmt/389
Format type
Audio
Family
WAVE
Description
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File extensions
wav
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Relationships

Has priority over
Is previous version of
Is subsequent version of

Internal signatures

EXIF Audio 2.1

Note
RIFF header, WAVE ID, Format chunk, LIST exif chunk (ever=2.1) and Data chunk

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
52494646{4}57415645*666D7420{4}(01|07|11)00*4C495354{4}6578696665766572{4}30323130*64617461
Endianness
None