| TYPE OF MULTIMEDIA FILES AND ITS EXTENTIONS |  MARK |
DESCRIPTION |
THE PROGRAM, REQUIRED TO BE INSTALLED |
|---|---|---|---|
| REAL G2
System (*.rm, *.ra, *.rmm, *.ram) |
 |
REAL
NETWORKS - the widespread format of streaming audio. It has remarkably short pre-load
(buffer) waiting time before starting playback. The new G2 system is defined as possessing the high quality sound and extended capabilities for sound delivery with simultaneous synchronized video, text or raster and vector images. |
REAL NETWORKS
G2 PLAYER
|
Mirosoft Advanced Streaming Format File (*.asf, *.asx) |
 |
Active Streaming Format - streaming audio format, based on the MPEG-like algorithm compression. It has controlled start of playback while loading the streaming file. It's good for the first runthrough (with fair quality) of a sound sample if your connection speed is not too high (modem with 28,8 Kbps or lower). | MS Windows
NetShow Media Player
|
| MPEG Audio Layer 3 format (*.mp3) |
  |
MPEG is a very popular media format for storing of large volumes of multimedia information. With its usage you may greatly reduce the size of a video/audio file without any significant deterioration of quality. The Audio Layer 3 type of MPEG algorithm is the most widespread media for storing of sound (musical) fragments at the disks of computers and in the Internet servers. Its recommended format for storing sounds at a PC. | MS Windows
NetShow Media Player
|
MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group)
-
The files of the MPEG type have extentions .mpg, .mp2, .mp3, .dat, ... etc.
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