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Preferred term

BWF  

Definition

  • BWF – Broadcast Wave Format – is an extension of the Microsoft WAV audio format and is the recording format of most file-based non-linear digital recorders used for motion picture, radio and television production. The purpose of this file format is the addition of metadata to facilitate the seamless exchange of sound data between different computer platforms and applications.

Entry terms

  • Broadcast Wave File

Identifier

  • BWF

Notation

  • audio/vnd.wave
  • .bwf
  • .wav

In other languages

  • BWF

    Estonian

URI

http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/BWF

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