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| Internet media type | application/x-riff |
|---|---|
| Initial release | August 1991 |
| Type of format | Container format |
| Extended from | Interchange File Format |
| Extended to | AVI, ANI, PAL, RDIB, RMIDI, RMMP, WAV |
| Open format? | Yes |
| Free format? | Yes[1] |
Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) is a generic file container format for storing data in tagged chunks.[2] It is primarily used for audio and video, though it can be used for arbitrary data.[3]
The Microsoft implementation is mostly known through container formats like AVI, ANI and WAV, which use RIFF as their basis.[4]
- ^ RIFF (Resource Interchange File Format) (Full draft). Sustainability of Digital Formats. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. 16 September 2004. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Multimedia Programming Interface and Data Specifications 1.0 (PDF). IBM / Microsoft. August 1991. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "RIFF (Resource Interchange File Format)". Digital Preservation. Library of Congress. 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ^ James D. Murray; William vanRyper (1996). Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats, Second Edition. O'Reilly. Microsoft RIFF. ISBN 1-56592-161-5. Archived from the original on November 28, 2005. Retrieved 2016-04-07.