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File extension
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Definition
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How to process
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.au
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Sound format for
Unix. Files are downloaded then played locally. Supports 8-bit sound
only.
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Playable with LiveAudio plug-in
which comes with Netscape Navigator 3.0 and higher. Internet Explorer
3.0+ supports .au MIME type
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.mid, .midi
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Actually
a music definition language and communications protocol rather than a
format, MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) contains
instructions to perform particular commands
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LiveAudio
plug-in for Netscape. Automatically playable with sound-enabled
versions of Internet Explorer or with Media Player. Also
Crescendo!, Yamaha's MIDPLUG.
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.mpeg
.mpg
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(Motion Picture Experts Group).
Widely used standard for digital compression of moving images. Files
are played locally.
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MPEG viewers such as MPEGPlay,
mtv-1.0, mtvp-sdk, QuickTime MPEG extension, HyperMPEG Player,
XingMPEG Player (Windows), Sparkle (Mac).
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.MP3
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MPEG Audio Layer 3. Advanced
compression technique for small near-CD-quality audio files
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Windows Media Player, Sonique.
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.qt3
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QuickTime 3 - advanced
compression format for video, audio, MIDI, animation, 3D, etc.
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Playable with QuickTime players.
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.ra, .rm, .ram
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Real Audio, pioneering format
for streaming audio on the Web optimized for low-to-medium speed
connections.
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RealPlayer,
Windows Media Player
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.
wav
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Windows sound format
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Playable with LiveAudio plug-in
which comes with Netscape Navigator 3.0 and higher. Playable in
Internet Explorer 3.0. Also with Windows Media Player (included with
Windows 98).
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