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| File extension | .RA |
| Category | Audio File |
| Description | RA is native RealAudio format for broadcasting streaming audio and video. It was created by RealNetworks in 1995. RA uses various audio codecs, including low bitrate formats for dial-up connection and high-quality music file types. It can be used as audio stream format for playing tracks while they are loading. A lot of online radio-stations used this format, while now it is pushed out by MP3, WAV and others. RA files can be zipped by a few codecs together for better file size. |
| Associated programs | RealNetworks RealPlayer |
| Developed by | Real Networks |
| MIME type | audio/vnd.rn-realaudio |
| Useful links | More detailed information on RA files |
| File extension | .WMA |
| Category | Audio File |
| Description | WMA is a very common and widely spread audio file extension, being only second to MP3. It is regarded as an ultimate competitor for MP3, since it almost pars in sound quality with MP3 at comparable bitrates. WMA Pro is viewed as a professional version of WMA Standard, since it uses an advanced multichannel encoding pattern. Today, WMA Pro is on the way toward getting the status of a standard format for next generation DVD. WMA Lossless was designed for storing and archiving audiodata. WMA Voice is a low-bitrate version of the WMA codec used for storing speech data. |
| Associated programs | VLC media player |
| Developed by | Microsoft |
| MIME type | audio/x-ms-wma |
| Useful links | More detailed information on WMA files |
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