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The '''Resource Interchange File Format''' ('''RIFF'''), is a wrapper or container format, originally developed by Microsoft and IBM.  Formats based on the RIFF container include the widely used [[WAV]] (audio) and [[AVI]] (video) formats.
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The '''Resource Interchange File Format''' ('''RIFF'''), alternatively "'''Reverse [[IFF]]'''"<!-- See https://github.com/1fish2/IFF/blob/master/IFF%20retrospective.md -->, is a wrapper or container format, originally developed by Microsoft and IBM.  Formats based on the RIFF container include the widely used [[WAV]] (audio) and [[AVI]] (video) formats.
  
 
It is similar to [[IFF]]. One difference is that RIFF uses little-endian [[Endianness|byte order]].
 
It is similar to [[IFF]]. One difference is that RIFF uses little-endian [[Endianness|byte order]].
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See also [[RIFX]].
  
 
== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
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! RIFF type
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! RIFF type !! Refer to !! Remarks
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! Refer to
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| <code>ACON</code> || [[Windows Animated Cursor]]
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| <code>ACON</code> || [[Windows Animated Cursor]] ||
 
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|-
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| <code>AVI</code> || [[AVI]]
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| <code>AMV</code> || [[MTV Video (.AMV)]] ||
 
|-
 
|-
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| <code>RDIB</code> || [[RDIB]]
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| <code>AVI</code> || [[AVI]] ||
 
|-
 
|-
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| <code>WAVE</code> || [[WAV]]
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| <code>BND</code> || [[RIFF Bundle File]] || Defined in the RIFF specifications.
 
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|-
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| <code>WEBP</code> || [[WebP]]
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| <code>CDR?</code>  || [[CorelDRAW]] ||
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|-
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| <code>CDXA</code>  || [[MPEG-1]] || wrapped MPEG (CDXA)
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| <code>DES?</code>  || [[Corel Designer]] ||
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| <code>LBit</code> || [[LB]] || Also known as Low Bitrate.
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|-
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| <code>PAL</code> || [[RIFF Palette File]] || Defined in the RIFF specifications.
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|-
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| <code>RDIB</code> || [[RDIB]] || Defined in the RIFF specifications.
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|-
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| <code>RMID</code> || [[RIFF MIDI]] || Defined in the RIFF specifications.
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| <code>RMMP</code> || [[RIFF Multimedia Movie]] ||
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| <code>TRID</code> || [[Trd (TRID)]] ||
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|-
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| <code>VDRM</code> || [[VDR (VirtualDub)]] ||
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|-
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| <code>WAVE</code> || [[WAV]] || Defined in the RIFF specifications.
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|-
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| <code>WEBP</code> || [[WebP]] ||
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|-
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| <code>sfbk</code> || [[SoundFont 2.0]] ||
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|-
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| <code>shw4</code> || [[SHW (Corel)]] ||
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|-
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| <code>MSFX</code> || [[RIFF MSFX]] || Appears to be meta info for .wav's
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|-
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| <code>MIDS</code> || [[RIFF MIDS]] ||
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|-
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| <code>STYL</code> || [[RIFF STYL]] ||
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|-
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| <code>NUND</code> || [[CPR]] [[NPR]] ||
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|-
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| <code>CAR(A,B,C)</code> || [[Corel R.A.V.E.]] ||
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|-
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| <code>IDF </code> || [[MIDI Instrument Definition File]] ||
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| <code>ACID</code> || [[Sonic Foundry Acid]] || ACD
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| <code>imag</code> || [[Easy_CD_Creator|Easy CD Creator]] || contains [[ISO_9660|ISO 9660 filesystem]]
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|-
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| <code>MDH</code><ref>http://mark0.net/download/triddefs_xml.7z → m → mdl-fs-gen.trid.xml</ref><ref>https://www.fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.php?title=MDL_file_format_(FSX)</ref> || Microsoft Flight Simulator 3D model ||
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| <code>OFM8</code> || [[OFM]] || Melco Embroidery format
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| <code>MGX </code> || [[Micrografx Draw]] || Micrografx Designer
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| <code>SEKD</code> || [[MAGIX Video Project]] || MAGIX Video Project
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| <code>PAN </code> || Canon Spin Panorama ||
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| <code>NIFF</code> || [[Notation Interchange File Format]] || RIFX
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| <code>Egg!</code> || [[After Effects]] || RIFX
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| <code>FGDM</code> || [[Shockwave (Director)]] || RIFX
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| <code>CMX1</code> || [[CMX|Corel Presentation Exchange]] ||
 
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== Specifications ==
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* [http://www.aelius.com/njh/wavemetatools/doc/riffmci.pdf Multimedia Programming Interface and Data Specifications 1.0] - RIFF document issued jointly by IBM and Microsoft, 1991-08
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* [http://netghost.narod.ru/gff/vendspec/micriff/ms_riff.txt Microsoft Multimedia Standards Update, Revision 1.0.97], 1992-07-29
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
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* [http://www.schnarff.com/file-formats/riff/ RIFFPad]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120721010552/http://www.schnarff.com/file-formats/riff/ RIFFPad] [https://www.menasoft.com/blog/?p=34 2]
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== Sample files ==
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* {{DexvertSamples|archive/riff}}
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
* {{EGFF|riff|Microsoft RIFF File Format Summary}}, from the [[Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats]]
 
* {{EGFF|riff|Microsoft RIFF File Format Summary}}, from the [[Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats]]
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* [http://www.kk.iij4u.or.jp/~kondo/wave/mpidata.txt RIFF document issued jointly by IBM and Microsoft] August 1991
 
 
* [[Wikipedia: Resource Interchange File Format]]
 
* [[Wikipedia: Resource Interchange File Format]]
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* [http://www.drdobbs.com/database/inside-the-riff-specification/184409308 Dr. Dobbs: Inside the RIFF Specification]
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* [http://johnloomis.org/cpe102/asgn/asgn1/riff.html John S. Loomis: RIFF File Structure]
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==References==
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<references/>
  
 
[[Category:RIFF based file formats]]
 
[[Category:RIFF based file formats]]

Latest revision as of 02:57, 15 August 2024

File Format
Name RIFF
Ontology
LoCFDD fdd000025
Released 1991

The Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF), alternatively "Reverse IFF", is a wrapper or container format, originally developed by Microsoft and IBM. Formats based on the RIFF container include the widely used WAV (audio) and AVI (video) formats.

It is similar to IFF. One difference is that RIFF uses little-endian byte order.

See also RIFX.

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[edit] Identification

RIFF files begin with the ASCII characters "RIFF".

[edit] RIFF type cross-reference

Selected "RIFF types", and related articles, are listed below. The RIFF type (also called "form type" or "RIFF form") is a four-byte identifier that usually appears at file offset 8. See also Category:RIFF based file formats.

RIFF type Refer to Remarks
ACON Windows Animated Cursor
AMV MTV Video (.AMV)
AVI AVI
BND RIFF Bundle File Defined in the RIFF specifications.
CDR? CorelDRAW
CDXA MPEG-1 wrapped MPEG (CDXA)
DES? Corel Designer
LBit LB Also known as Low Bitrate.
PAL RIFF Palette File Defined in the RIFF specifications.
RDIB RDIB Defined in the RIFF specifications.
RMID RIFF MIDI Defined in the RIFF specifications.
RMMP RIFF Multimedia Movie
TRID Trd (TRID)
VDRM VDR (VirtualDub)
WAVE WAV Defined in the RIFF specifications.
WEBP WebP
sfbk SoundFont 2.0
shw4 SHW (Corel)
MSFX RIFF MSFX Appears to be meta info for .wav's
MIDS RIFF MIDS
STYL RIFF STYL
NUND CPR NPR
CAR(A,B,C) Corel R.A.V.E.
IDF MIDI Instrument Definition File
ACID Sonic Foundry Acid ACD
imag Easy CD Creator contains ISO 9660 filesystem
MDH[1][2] Microsoft Flight Simulator 3D model
OFM8 OFM Melco Embroidery format
MGX Micrografx Draw Micrografx Designer
SEKD MAGIX Video Project MAGIX Video Project
PAN Canon Spin Panorama
NIFF Notation Interchange File Format RIFX
Egg! After Effects RIFX
FGDM Shockwave (Director) RIFX
CMX1 Corel Presentation Exchange

[edit] Specifications

[edit] Software

[edit] Sample files

[edit] Links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ http://mark0.net/download/triddefs_xml.7z → m → mdl-fs-gen.trid.xml
  2. ↑ https://www.fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.php?title=MDL_file_format_(FSX)
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