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Name Audio Data Transport Stream
Version  
Other names  
Identifiers MIME:  audio/aac
MIME:  audio/vnd.dlna.adts
Library of Congress Format Description Identifier:  fdd000036
PUID:  fmt/1812
Wikidata QID Identifier:  Q27863188
Family  
Classification Audio
Disclosure  
Description Audio Data Transport Stream (ADTS) is a format for audio data encoded with the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) encoding scheme and was originally introduced with the MPEG-2 specification. It is common for this format to be contained with another format such as MPEG-4, and it can also be encoded with the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) encoding scheme, originally introduced with the MPEG-2 specification. AAC can be encountered as a stand-alone extension, AAC-encoded data stored in ADTS files can often be used for streaming audio. An ADTS file consists of series of frames each containing header data followed by the compressed audio data.
Orientation  
Byte order  
Related file formats Has priority over MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3  
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by None.
Supported by None.
Source The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints / The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Source date 31 Jan 2023
Source description  
Last updated 31 Jan 2023
Note https://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php/ADTS http://dotwhat.net/file/extension/adts/10975 https://www.file-extensions.org/adts-file-extension https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Coding https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/audio/aac
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