The Waveform Audio file format is a creation of Microsoft Corporation. The WAV format is the first standard audio file with high-quality sound. It contains sounds, sound effects, voice recordings, and music tracks. The Waveform Audio file format is currently considered outdated. The main reason for its obsoletion is the fact that files of this type are characterized by a large size. The greatest advantage of WAV is sound compression without any losses. In this format, samples range from 8 to 16 bits. Waveform Audio files are used as system sounds in the Windows operating system.

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The format within the MPEG-4 Part 14 standard

Created in 1988, it was intended for video files. A file of this format contains video and audio information, images and subtitles. When compressed, the files do not lose quality. The format includes various types of multimedia content: videos, animations, audio, 2D and 3D graphics. Files of this format can be used and viewed on the Internet. In this case, a metadata transfer takes place. The full name of the format is MPEG-4 Part 14.