RealMedia

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RealMedia is a proprietary multimedia container format created by RealNetworks. Its filename extension is .rm. It is typically used in conjunction with RealVideo and RealAudio and is used for streaming content over the Internet. Typically these streams are in CBR (constant bitrate), but a container for VBR (variable bitrate) streams, named RMVB (RealMedia variable bitrate), has been developed.

Overview[]

A RealMedia file consists of a series of chunks that can be of several different types:

• .RMF: RealMedia file header
• PROP: File properties header
• MDPR: Media properties header
• CONT: Content description header
• DATA: Data header
• INDX: Index header

Supported audio formats[]

• RealAudio 1.0 (VSELP), IpcJ
• RealAudio 2.0 (LD-CELP), 28_8
• AC3, dnet
• Sipro, sipr
• Cook, cook
• ATRAC3, atrc
• RealAudio Lossless Format, ralf
• LC-AAC, raac
• HE-AAC, racp

Supported video formats[]

• ClearVideo (from helix spec)
• H.263, RV10
• H.263, RV13
• H.263+, RV20
• H.264 precursor, RV30
• H.264 precursor, RV40
• H.263+ (RV20), RVTR

See also[]

• RealPlayer
• Container format
• Comparison of container formats
• Comparison of video player software
• RealVideo codecs
• RealAudio codecs
• Helix Community - the free and open source software project from RealNetworks

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