v3 Vocabulary

MediaType

MediaType2.16.840.1.113883.5.79
Media Type

Details

NameMediaType
TitleMedia Type
OID2.16.840.1.113883.5.79
Concepts33
In the unified registry

Concepts33

CodeDisplayStatus
applicationApplicationMediaTypeApplication specific media type.active
application/dicomDICOMapplicationApplicationMediaTypeDigital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) MIME type defined in RFC3240 \[http://ietf.org/rfc/rfc3240.txt\].active
application/mswordMSWORDapplicationApplicationMediaTypeThis format is very prone to compatibility problems. If sharing of edit-able text is required, text/plain, text/html or text/rtf should be used instead.active
application/pdfPDFapplicationApplicationMediaTypeThe Portable Document Format is recommended for written text that is completely laid out and read-only. PDF is a platform independent, widely deployed, and open specification with freely available creation and rendering tools.active
audioAudioMediaTypeAudio media type.active
audio/basicBasic AudioaudioAudioMediaTypeThis is a format for single channel audio, encoded using 8bit ISDN mu-law \[PCM\] at a sample rate of 8000 Hz. This format is standardized by: CCITT, Fascicle III.4 -Recommendation G.711. Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) of Voice Frequencies. Geneva, 1972.active
audio/k32adpcmK32ADPCM AudioaudioAudioMediaTypeADPCM allows compressing audio data. It is defined in the Internet specification RFC 2421 \[ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2421.txt\]. Its implementation base is unclear.active
audio/mpegMPEG audio layer 3audioAudioMediaTypeMPEG-1 Audio layer-3 is an audio compression algorithm and file format defined in ISO 11172-3 and ISO 13818-3. MP3 has an adjustable sampling frequency for highly compressed telephone to CD quality audio.active
imageImageMediaTypeImage media type.active
image/g3faxG3Fax ImageimageImageMediaTypeThis is recommended only for fax applications.active
image/gifGIF ImageimageImageMediaTypeGIF is a popular format that is universally well supported. However GIF is patent encumbered and should therefore be used with caution.active
image/jpegJPEG ImageimageImageMediaTypeThis format is required for high compression of high color photographs. It is a "lossy" compression, but the difference to lossless compression is almost unnoticeable to the human vision.active
image/pngPNG ImageimageImageMediaTypePortable Network Graphics (PNG) \[http://www.cdrom.com/pub/png\] is a widely supported lossless image compression standard with open source code available.active
image/tiffTIFF ImageimageImageMediaTypeAlthough TIFF (Tag Image File Format) is an international standard it has many interoperability problems in practice. Too many different versions that are not handled by all software alike.active
modelModelMediaTypeModel media type.active
model/vrmlVRML ModelmodelModelMediaTypeThis is an openly standardized format for 3D models that can be useful for virtual reality applications such as anatomy or biochemical research (visualization of the steric structure of macromolecules)active
multipartMultipartMediaTypeMultipart Media Typeactive
multipart/x-hl7-cda-level-oneCDA Level 1 MultipartmultipartMultipartMediaTypeThe HL7 clinical document Architecture, Level 1 MIME package.active
textTextMediaTypeFor any textactive
text/htmlHTML TexttextTextMediaTypeFor marked-up text according to the Hypertext Mark-up Language. HTML markup is sufficient for typographically marking-up most written-text documents. HTML is platform independent and widely deployed.active
text/plainPlain TexttextTextMediaType**Description:**For any plain text. This is the default and is used for a character string (ST) data type.active
text/rtfRTF TexttextTextMediaTypeThe Rich Text Format is widely used to share word-processor documents. However, RTF does have compatibility problems, as it is quite dependent on the word processor. May be useful if word processor edit-able text should be shared.active
text/sgmlSGML TexttextTextMediaTypeFor structured character based data. There is a risk that general SGML/XML is too powerful to allow a sharing of general SGML/XML documents between different applications.active
text/x-hl7-ftHL7 TexttextTextMediaTypeFor compatibility, this represents the HL7 v2.x FT data type. Its use is recommended only for backward compatibility with HL7 v2.x systems.active
text/x-hl7-text+xmlHL7 Structured NarrativetextTextMediaTypeDescription: The content described by the CDA Narrative Block (not just used by CDA).active
text/xmlXML TexttextTextMediaTypeFor structured character based data. There is a risk that general SGML/XML is too powerful to allow a sharing of general SGML/XML documents between different applications.active
videoVideoMediaTypeVideo media type.active
video/mp4MP4 VideovideoVideoMediaTypeVideo format by the Motion Picture Experts Group under ISO/IEC 14496active
video/mpegMPEG VideovideoVideoMediaTypeMPEG is an international standard, widely deployed, highly efficient for high color video; open source code exists; highly interoperable.active
video/quicktimeQuickTime VideovideoVideoMediaTypeProprietary video format from Apple, Inc.active
video/webmWebM VideovideoVideoMediaTypeA royalty-free audiovisual media file format.active
video/x-aviX-AVI VideovideoVideoMediaTypeThe AVI file format is just a wrapper for many different codecs; it is a source of many interoperability problems.active
video/x-ms-wmvWindows Media VideovideoVideoMediaTypeProprietary video format from Microsoft, Inc.active