What is BS EN IEC 62942 about?
BS EN IEC 62942 discusses file format for professional transfer and exchange of digital audio data.
BS EN IEC 62942 specifies a file format for interchanging audio data between compliant equipment. BS EN IEC 62942 is primarily intended for audio applications in professional recording, production, post-production, and archiving.
BS EN IEC 62942 contains the specification of the broadcast audio extension chunk and its use with PCM-coded audio data. Basic information on the RIFF format and how it can be extended to other types of audio data is given in BS EN IEC 62942. Details of the PCM WAVE format are also given in BS EN IEC 62942. An optional extended format, BWF-E, supports 64-bit addressing to permit file sizes greater than 4 GB.
Who is BS EN IEC 62942 for?
BS EN IEC 62942 on the file format for professional transfer and exchange of digital audio data is useful for:
- Audio equipment manufactures
- Audio programmers
- Music producers
- Recording studios
Why should you use BS EN IEC 62942?
The Broadcast Wave Format file (BWFF) is based on the Microsoft WAVE1 audio file format, which is a type of file specified in the Microsoft resource interchange file format (RIFF) WAVE files specifically contain audio data. The basic building block of a RIFF file is a chunk that contains specific information, an identification field, and a size field. A RIFF file contains a number of chunks.
BS EN IEC 62942 specifies a file format for interchanging audio data between compliant equipment. BS EN IEC 62942 discusses BWF file, existing chunks defined as part of the RIFF format, additional chunks, contents of a BWFF, broadcast audio extension chunk, filename, channel usage, and file size. BS EN IEC 62942 helps you to understand the required file format for recording.
