| File extension |
.ram |
| Category |
Music File |
| Description |
Files with the .ram file extension are used by RealPlayer to play offline or online audio files on your computer. RAM files contain URLs to other RealMedia files, such as .rm files in which the actual audio or video content is stored. |
| Actions |
Convert RAM file
View other music file formats |
| Technical Details |
The first version of RealAudio used a proprietary protocol called PNA or PNM to send streaming audio data. RealNetworks later switched to the IETF standardized Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) but they use RTSP only to manage the connection. The actual audio data is sent with their own proprietary RDT protocol, which they initially kept secret. Recently, some specifications for the RDT protocol have been made public through the Helix Community project. The open-source MPlayer project eventually developed a means of playing the RDT streams. |
| Associated programs |
RealNetworks RealPlayer |
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| Developed by |
Real Networks |
| MIME type |
audio/x-pn-realaudio
audio/vnd.rn-realaudio
audio/x-pm-realaudio-plugin
audio/x-pn-realvideo
audio/x-realaudio
video/x-pn-realvideo |
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| Useful links |
RealPlayer Download
RealNetworks company Information
Convert RAM file |
