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Name Nullsoft Streaming Video
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Identifiers PUID:  fmt/1176
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Classification Video
Disclosure  
Description The Nullsoft Streaming Video (NSV) format is a multimedia container format designed to enable streaming of video and audio.
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Related file formats Has priority over MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3  
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Developed by None.
Supported by None.
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 02 Aug 2018
Source description 04/2024 (v.118)- Signature named 'Nullsoft Video with optional header' updated to extend byte range between two strings. Submitted by Preservica.
Last updated 18 Apr 2024
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