rockbox/manual/appendix/file_formats.tex

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\chapter{File formats}
\section{\label{ref:Supportedfileformats}Supported file formats}
\begin{rbtabular}{\textwidth}{clp{7em}X}%
{\textbf{Icon} & \textbf{File Type} & \textbf{Extension} 
  & \textbf{Action when selected}}{}{}
\includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-directory.png} 
  & Directory & \emph{none} & Enter the directory \\
\opt{recorder,recorderv2fm,ondiofm,ondiosp}{
  \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-rolo.png} 
  & Rockbox firmware & \fname{.ajz} & Load the new firmware with ROLO \\
}
\opt{swcodec}{
  \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-audio-file.png} 
  & Audio file & \emph{various}\newline%
  (see \ref{ref:Supportedaudioformats})%
  % do NOT use \reference{} here as that will break the table.
  & Start playing the file and show the WPS\\
}
  & Bookmark & \fname{.bmark} & Display all bookmarks for an audio file\\
\opt{lcd_bitmap}{
  & Game of Life & \fname{.cells} & Show the configuration with the
     ``Rocklife'' plugin\\
}
\includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-config.png} 
  & Configuration File & \fname{.cfg} & Load the settings file\\
\includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-chip8.png} 
  & Chip8 game & \fname{.ch8} & Play the Chip8 game \\
\opt{lcd_color}{
  & Colours & \fname{.colours} & Open the colours file for editing.
    See \reference{ref:ChangingFiletypeColours}.\\
}
\includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-cuesheet.png} 
  & Cuesheet & \fname{.cue} & View the cuesheet file \\
\opt{radio}{
  & FM Presets & \fname{.fmr} & Load the FM Presets (previous are discarded)\\
}
\includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-font.png} 
  & Font & \fname{.fnt} & Change the user interface font to this one\\
\opt{gigabeat}{
  \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-rolo.png} 
  & Rockbox firmware & \fname{.gigabeat} & Load the new firmware with ROLO \\
}
\opt{iaudio}{
  \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-rolo.png} 
  & Rockbox firmware & \fname{.iaudio} & Load the new firmware with ROLO \\
}
\opt{ipod}{
  \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-rolo.png} 
  & Rockbox firmware & \fname{.ipod} & Load the new firmware with ROLO \\
}
\opt{iriverh100,iriverh300}{
  \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-rolo.png} 
  & Rockbox firmware & \fname{.iriver} & Load the new firmware with ROLO \\
}
\includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-image-file.png} 
  & Image & \fname{.jpg} & View the JPEG image \\
  & Link & \fname{.link} & Display list of target files and directories;
    selecting one jumps to the target. See \reference{ref:Shortcutsplugin}.\\
\includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-lang.png} 
  & Language File & \fname{.lng} & Load the language file \\
\includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-playlist.png}
  & Playlist & \fname{.m3u, .m3u8} & Load the playlist and start playing 
    the first file \\
\opt{iriverh10,iriverh10_5gb,sansa,vibe500}{
  \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-rolo.png} 
  & Rockbox firmware & \fname{.mi4} & Load the new firmware with ROLO \\
}
\opt{player}{
  \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-rolo.png} 
  & Rockbox firmware & \fname{.mod} & Load the new firmware with ROLO \\
}
\opt{masd,masf}{
  \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-audio-file.png} 
  & Audio file & \fname{.mp2, .mp3} & Start playing the file and show the WPS\\
}
\opt{swcodec}{
 \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-movie-file.png}
 & Video & \fname{.mpg, .mpeg, .mpv, .m2v} & Play the MPEG1/2 video \\
}
\includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-rock.png} 
  & Plugin & \fname{.rock} & Start the plugin\\
\opt{masf}{\opt{lcd_bitmap}{
  \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-movie-file.png} 
    & Rockbox Video & \fname{.rvf} & View the movie (Rockbox format)\\}
}
\opt{sansaAMS}{
  \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-rolo.png} 
  & Rockbox firmware & \fname{.sansa} & Load the new firmware with ROLO \\
}
\includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-text.png} 
  & Text File & \fname{.txt} & Display the text file using the text viewer plugin\\
\opt{archos}{
  \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-ucl.png} 
    & Flash Image & \fname{.ucl} & Flash the Rockbox image into the ROM \\
  }
  & Voice file & \fname{.voice} & Allow Rockbox to speak menus\\
\opt{masf}{
  \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-wav-file.png} 
    & Wave Audio File & \fname{.wav} & Play the WAV file \\%
}
\includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-wps.png} 
  & While Playing Screen & \fname{.wps} & Load the new WPS display configuration\\
\end{rbtabular}

\opt{swcodec}{
  \section{\label{ref:Supportedaudioformats}Supported audio formats}
  \subsection{Lossy Codecs}
  \begin{rbtabular}{\textwidth}{lp{6em}X}%
  {\textbf{Format} & \textbf{Extension} & \textbf{Notes}}{}{}
    ATSC A/52 & \fname{.a52, .ac3} & Supports downmixing for playback of 5.1 streams in stereo. \\
    ADX & \fname{.adx} & \\
    Advanced Audio Coding & \fname{.m4a, .m4b, .mp4} & \\
    MPEG audio & \fname{.mp1, .mpa, .mp2, .mp3} & \\
    Musepack & \fname{.mpc} & Supports SV7 and SV8 in mono/stereo \\
    OGG/Vorbis & \fname{.ogg, .oga} & Playback of some old ``floor 0'' files may fail. \\
    Sony Audio & \fname{.oma, .aa3} & \\
    RealAudio & \fname{.rm, .ra, .rmvb} & \\
    Speex & \fname{.spx} & \\
    Dialogic telephony type & \fname{.vox} & \\
    Windows Media Audio Standard & \fname{.wma, .wmv, .asf} & \\
    Windows Media Audio Professional & \fname{.wma, .wmv, .asf} & \\
  \end{rbtabular}

  \subsection{Lossless Codecs}
  \begin{rbtabular}{\textwidth}{lp{6em}X}%
  {\textbf{Format} & \textbf{Extension} & \textbf{Notes}}{}{}
    Audio Interchange File Format & \fname{.aif, .aiff} & AIFF supports following formats: \\
                                  &                     & linear pcm 8/16/24/32 bit. \\
                                  &                     & IEEE float 32/64 bit\\
                                  &                     & ITU-T G.711 a-low/$\mu$-low\\
                                  &                     & QuickTime IMA ADPCM\\
    \opt{gigabeatf,iriverh100,iriverh300,iaudiox5,iaudiom5,iaudiom3,ipodnano2g,clipv1}{
      Monkey's Audio & \fname{.ape, .mac} & -c1000 to -c3000
      files decode fast enough to be useful.}
    \opt{gigabeats}{
      Monkey's Audio & \fname{.ape, .mac} & }
    \nopt{ipodnano2g}{
      \opt{ipod,iriverh10,iriverh10_5gb,mrobe100,sansa,vibe500}{
        Monkey's Audio & \fname{.ape, .mac} & Only -c1000 files decode fast
        enough to be useful.}
    }
    \\
    Sun Audio & \fname{.au, .snd} & Sun Audio supports following formats: \\
              &                   & linear pcm 8/16/24/32 bit. \\
              &                   & IEEE float 32/64 bit\\
              &                   & ITU-T G.711 a-low/$\mu$-low\\
    Free Lossless Audio & \fname{.flac} & \\
    Apple Lossless & \fname{.m4a, .mp4} & \\
    Shorten & \fname{.shn} & Seeking not supported.\\
    True Audio & \fname{.tta} & \\
    Wave64 & \fname{.w64} & Wave/Wave64 supports following formats: \\
    Waveform audio format & \fname{.wav} & linear pcm 8/16/24/32 bit. \\
                          &              & IEEE float 32/64 bit\\
                          &              & ITU-T G.711 a-low/$\mu$-low\\
                          &              & Microsoft ADPCM\\
                          &              & Intel DVI ADPCM(IMA ADPCM) 2/3/4/5 bit\\
                          &              & Dialogic OKI ADPCM\\
                          &              & YAMAHA ADPCM\\
                          &              & Adobe SWF ADPCM\\
    Wavpack & \fname{.wv} & \\
  \end{rbtabular}

  \subsection{Other Codecs}
  \begin{rbtabular}{\textwidth}{lp{6em}X}%
  {\textbf{Format} & \textbf{Extension} & \textbf{Notes}}{}{}
    Atari Sound Format & \fname{.cmc, .cm3, .cmr, .cms, .dmc, .dlt, .mpt, .mpd} & \\
    Synthetic music Mobile Application Format & \fname{.mmf} & Supports PCM/ADPCM only \\
    MOD & \fname{.mod} & \\
    NES Sound Format & \fname{.nsf, .nsfe} & \\
    Atari SAP & \fname{.sap} & \\
    Sound Interface Device & \fname{.sid} & \\
    SPC700 & \fname{.spc} & \\
  \end{rbtabular}
  
  \section{\label{ref:SupportedMetadata}Supported metadata tags}
    Rockbox supports different metadata formats. In general those tag formats
    are ID3 (v1 and v2), APE (v1 and v2), Vorbis, MP4 and ASF. Few codecs use
    codec specific tags, several codecs do not use any tags yet. The following
    table gives an overview about what tag types rockbox supports for which
    audio file extension.
    
    \note{There is always only \emph{one} tag type supported for each file
    extension.}
    
    \begin{rbtabular}{\textwidth}{lX}%
    {\textbf{Extension} & \textbf{Tag type}}{}{}
      \fname{.mp1}, \fname{.mpa}, \fname{.mp2}, \fname{.mp3},
         \fname{.rm}, \fname{.ra}, \fname{.rmvb}, \fname{.tta}        & ID3 \\
      \fname{.mpc}, \fname{.ape}, \fname{.mac}, \fname{.wv}           & APE \\
      \fname{.ogg}, \fname{.oga}, \fname{.spx}, \fname{.flac}         & Vorbis \\
      \fname{.m4a}, \fname{.m4b}, \fname{.mp4}                        & MP4 \\
      \fname{.wma}, \fname{.wmv}, \fname{.asf}                        & ASF \\
      \fname{.mmf}, \fname{.mod}, \fname{.nsf}, \fname{.nsfe},
         \fname{.sap}, \fname{.sid}, \fname{.spc}                     & Codec specific \\
      \fname{.a52}, \fname{.ac3}, \fname{.adx}, \fname{.oma},
         \fname{.aa3}, \fname{.aif}, \fname{.aiff}, \fname{.au}       & None \\
      \fname{.snd}, \fname{.shn}, \fname{.vox}, \fname{.w64},
         \fname{.wav}, \fname{.cmc}, \fname{.cm3}, \fname{.cmr}       & None \\
      \fname{.cms}, \fname{.dmc}, \fname{.dlt}, \fname{.mpt},
         \fname{.mpd}                                                 & None \\
    \end{rbtabular}
}