Registering Multimedia Formats

Several multimedia codes and formats require registration to guarantee their uniqueness. These multimedia elements include the following:

• Compression techniques
  
• RIFF form types, chunk identifiers, and list types
  
• Compound file usage codes
  
• Waveform audio format codes.

More information about registration requirements is included with the descriptions of the RIFF tagged file structure. To register multimedia elements, request a Multimedia Developer Registration Kit from the following group: Microsoft Corporation Multimedia Systems Group
Product Marketing
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399

The Multimedia Developer Registration Kit also lists currently defined multimedia elements.