Standard Sound File Formats with relevance to archiving
EBU Recommendations
The Broadcast Wave Format - an introduction R. Chalmers (EBU Technical Department). This article provides a brief introduction to the new Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) file which has been developed by the EBU - in close collaboration with the audio industry - to facilitate the interchange of programme material between audio workstations.
Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) user guide
The EBU introduced the Broadcast Wave Format in 1996 to allow files to exchanged between the increasing number of digital audio workstations used in radio and television production. The format was developed in collaboration with the industry and since its introduction it has been implemented in equipment from a large number of manufacturers.
- BWF user guide
- EBU t3285 Specification of the Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) - Version 1 - first edition 2001
- EBU t3285-s1 Specification of the Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) - Supplement 1, MPEG Audio - first edition 1997
- EBU t3285-s2 Specification of the Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) - Supplement 2, Capturing Report - first edition 2001
- EBU t3285-s3 Specification of the Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) - Supplement 3, Peak Envelope Chunk - first edition 2001
- EBU t3285-s4 Specification of the Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) - Supplement 4, Link Chunk - first edition 2003
- EBU t3285-s5 Specification of the Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) - Supplement 5, <axml> Chunk - first edition 2003
- Multichannel use of the BWF audio file format (MBWF) EBU Recommendation R111-2007 (Re-issued Feb 2007)
EBU Tech 3306 RF64 - An extended File Format for Audio
This file format is designed to meet the requirements for multichannel sound in broadcasting and audio archiving. It is based on the Microsoft RIFF/WAVE format and Wave Format Extensible for multichannel parameters. Additions are made to the basic specification to allow for more than 4 Gbyte file sizes.
