Sustainability of Digital Formats
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Introduction | Sustainability Factors | Content Categories | Format Descriptions | Contact |
Full name | RealAudio, Version 10, Multichannel Codec |
Description | RealMedia promotional literature states "targeted toward . . . home theater and multichannel entertainment systems." |
Production phase | Generally a final-state (end-user delivery) format. |
Relationship to other formats | |
Subtype of | RealAudio_10 |
Contains | RealAudio multichannel codec, not separately documented |
LC experience or existing holdings | See RealAudio_10 |
LC preference | See RealAudio_10 |
Disclosure | See RealAudio_10 |
Documentation | See RealAudio_10 |
Adoption | See RealAudio_10 |
Licensing and patent claims | See RealAudio_10 |
Transparency | See RealAudio_10 |
Self-documentation | See RealAudio_10 |
External dependencies | See RealAudio_10 |
Technical protection considerations | See RealAudio_10 |
Normal rendering | Good support. |
Fidelity (support for high audio resolution) | Moderate, depending upon the degree of compression. |
Support for multiple channels | For 5.1 channel audio; RealAudio literature states "left, right, left-surround, right-surround, front center, and low frequency woofer." |
Support for downloadable or user-defined sounds, samples, and patches | Not applicable |
Functionality beyond normal video rendering | See RealAudio_10 |
Tag type | Value | Note |
Filename Extension | ra | Note that streaming applications require an associated ram (RealMedia Metafile) file. |
Internet Media Type | See RealAudio_10 | |
Magic numbers | See RealAudio_10 |
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