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Matroska File Format with LPCM Audio Encoding

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Identification and description Explanation of format description terms

Full name Matroska File Format with LPCM Audio Encoding
Description

Matroska file containing LPCM audio encoding.

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Supported encodings are declared via the unique Codec ID in the Matroska Codec Mappings. Note that Matroska does not have a specific Codec ID for LPCM encoding. Instead, Matroska lists Codec ID for PCM Integer Big Endian (A_PCM/INT/BIG), PCM Integer Little Endian (A_PCM/INT/LIT) and Floating Point, IEEE compatible (A_PCM/FLOAT/IEEE). Comments welcome.

Production phase Middle state, used for storage or archiving
Relationship to other formats
    Has subtype Matroska, Matroska Multimedia Container
    Contains LPCM, Linear Pulse Code Modulated Audio
    May contain Video essences and other elements in various encodings.

Local use Explanation of format description terms

LC experience or existing holdings  
LC preference  

Sustainability factors Explanation of format description terms

Disclosure See Matroska and LPCM
    Documentation See Matroska and LPCM.
Adoption Modest adoption of the combination of Matroska and LPCM. An early example was the open source Archivematica project (page now archived). For current details on Archivematica's format policies, see Archivematica Preservation Planning documentation; LPCM is the preservation encoding for audio and Matroska (MKV) the preservation wrapper format for video files.
    Licensing and patents See Matroska and LPCM
Transparency See Matroska and LPCM
Self-documentation See Matroska and LPCM
External dependencies See Matroska and LPCM
Technical protection considerations See Matroska and LPCM

Quality and functionality factors Explanation of format description terms


File type signifiers and format identifiers Explanation of format description terms

Tag Value Note
Filename extension See related format.  See Matroska.
Internet Media Type See related format.  See Matroska.
Magic numbers See related format.  See Matroska.
Microsoft FOURCC UYVY
The encoding is identified using the codecID "V_MS/VFW/FOURCC" (Video for Windows/FOURCC) plus what Matroska calls private codec data containing the FOURCC code.
Pronom PUID See note.  See Matroska.
Wikidata Title ID See note.  See Matroska.

Notes Explanation of format description terms

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Last Updated: 04/05/2022