The following sections describe the audio file and compression formats and other audio features supported by Oracle interMedia ("interMedia").
Find the data format you are interested in, and then determine the supported formats. For example, Section A.1 shows that interMedia supports AIFF format for single channel, stereo, 8-bit and 16-bit samples, linear PCM encoding, and uncompressed format.
The supported AIFF format ID, file format, file extension, MIME type, audio features, compression format, and encoding/compression type are the following:
Format ID: AIFF
File Format: AIFF
File extension: .aff
MIME type: audio/x-aiff
Audio features:
Single channel
Stereo
8-bit samples
16-bit samples
Linear PCM encoding
Compression format: Standard AIFF Uncompressed
Encoding/Compression Type: TWOS
The supported AIFF-C format ID, file format, file extension, MIME type, and audio features are the following:
Format ID: AIFC
File format: AIFC
File extension: .aft
MIME type: audio/x-aiff
Audio features:
Single channel
Stereo
8-bit samples
16-bit samples
Table A-1 lists the supported AIFF-C data compression format names and encoding/compression types.
The supported AU format ID, file format, file extension, MIME type, and audio features are the following:
Format ID: AUFF
File format: AUFF
File extension: .au
MIME type: audio/basic
Audio features:
Single channel
Stereo
8-bit samples
16-bit samples
mu-law encoding
Linear PCM encoding
Table A-2 lists the supported AU data compression format names and encoding/compression types.
Table A-2 AU Data Compression Formats and Types
Compression Format | Encoding/Compression Types |
---|---|
Unspecified format | UNSPECIFIED |
8-bit mu-law samples | MULAW |
8-bit linear samples | LINEAR |
16-bit linear samples | LINEAR |
24-bit linear samples | LINEAR |
32-bit linear samples | LINEAR |
Floating-point samples | FLOAT |
Double-precision float samples | DOUBLE |
Fragmented sample data | FRAGMENTED |
Nested format | NESTED |
DSP program | DSP_CORE |
8-bit fixed-point samples | DSP_DATA |
16-bit fixed-point samples | DSP_DATA |
24-bit fixed-point samples | DSP_DATA |
32-bit fixed-point samples | DSP_DATA |
Unknown AU format | UNKNOWN |
Nonaudio display data | DISPLAY |
Squelch format | MULAW_SQUELCH |
16-bit linear with emphasis | EMPHASIZED |
16-bit linear with compression | COMPRESSED |
16-bit linear with emphasis and compression | COMPRESSED_EMPHASIZED |
Music Kit DSP commands | DSP_COMMANDS |
DSP commands samples | DSP_COMMANDS_SAMPLES |
ADPCM G721 | ADPCM_G721 |
ADPCM G722 | ADPCM_G722 |
ADPCM G723_3 | ADPCM_G723_3 |
ADPCM G723_5 | ADPCM_G723_5 |
8-bit a-law samples | ALAW |
The supported 3GP format ID, file format, file extension, and MIME type are the following:
Format ID: 3GP
File Format: 3GP
File extension: .3gp
MIME type: audio/3gpp
The supported audio MPEG formats are MPEG1, MPEG2, and MPEG4, as described in the following sections.
The MPEG1 and MPEG2 format ID, file format, file extension, MIME type, and audio features are the following:
Format ID: MPEG
File format: MPGA
File extension: .mpg
MIME type: audio/mpeg
Audio Features:
Layer I
Layer II
Layer III
Table A-3 lists the supported audio MPEG1 and MPEG2 data compression format names and encoding/compression types.
The supported RealNetworks Real Audio format ID, file format, file extensions, MIME type, and audio features are the following:
Format ID: RMFF
File format: RMFF
File extensions: .ra, .rm, and .ram
MIME type: audio/x-pn-realaudio
Audio features: one or more streams with different bit rates
The supported WAV format ID, file format, file extension, MIME type, and audio features are the following:
Format ID: WAVE
File format: WAVE
File extension: .wav
MIME type: audio/x-wav
Audio features:
Single channel
Stereo
8-bit samples
16-bit samples
Linear PCM encoding
Table A-4 lists the supported WAV data compression format names and encoding/compression types.
Table A-4 WAV Data Compression Formats and Types
Compression Formats | Encoding/Compression Types |
---|---|
Unknown Wave Format | UNKNOWN |
Microsoft PCM Wave Format | MS_PCM |
Microsoft ADPCM Wave Format | MS_ADPCM |
IBM CVSD Wave Format | IBM_CVSD |
Microsoft aLaw Wave Format | ALAW |
Microsoft mu-Law Wave Format | MULAW |
OKI ADPCM Wave Format | OKI_ADPCM |
Intel DVI/IMA ADPCM Wave Format | DVI_ADPCM |
VideoLogic Media Space ADPCM Wave Format | MEDIASPACE_ADPCM |
Sierra Semiconductor ADPCM Wave Format | SIERRA_ADPCM |
Antex Electronics G723 ADPCM Wave Format | ANTEX_G723_ADPCM |
DSP Solutions DIGISTD Wave Format | DIGISTD |
DSP Solutions DIGIFIX Wave Format | DIGIFIX |
Dialogic OKI ADPCM Wave Format | DIALOGIC_OKI_ADPCM |
Yamaha ADPCM Wave Format | YAMAHA_ADPCM |
Speech Compression Sonarc Wave Format | SONARC |
DSP Group TrueSpeech Wave Format | DSPGROUP_TRUESPEECH |
Echo Speech Wave Format | ECHOSC1 |
Audiofile AF36 Wave Format | AUDIOFILE_AF36 |
Audio Processing Technology Wave Format | APTX |
Audiofile AF10 Wave Format | AUDIOFILE_AF10 |
Dolby AC-2 Wave Format | DOLBY_AC2 |
Microsoft GSM 610 Wave Format | MS_GSM610 |
Antex Electronics ADPCME Wave Format | ANTEX_ADPCME |
Control Resources VQLPC Wave Format | CONTROL_RES_VQLPC |
DSP Solutions DIGIREAL Wave Format | DIGIREAL |
DSP Solutions DIGIADPCM Wave Format | DIGIADPCM |
Control Resources CR10 Wave Format | CONTROL_RES_CR10 |
Natural Microsystems NMS VBXADPCM Wave Format | NMS_VBXADPCM |
Crystal Semiconductor IMA ADPCM Wave Format | CS_IMAADPCM |
Antex Electronics G721 ADPCM Wave Format | ANTEX_G721_ADPCM |
MPEG-1 Audio Wave Format | MPEG |
Creative Labs ADPCM Wave Format | CREATIVE_ADPCM |
Creative Labs FastSpeech8 Wave Format | CREATIVE_FASTSPEECH8 |
Creative Labs FastSpeech10 Wave Format | CREATIVE_FASTSPEECH10 |
Fujitsu FM Towns Wave Format | FM_TOWNS_SND |
Olivetti GSM Wave Format | OLIGSM |
Olivetti ADPCM Wave Format | OLIADPCM |
Olivetti CELP Wave Format | OLICELP |
Olivetti SBC Wave Format | OLISBC |
Olivetti OPR Wave Format | OLIOPR |