Playable/downloadable file formats

When the server is VAIO Media Integrated Server

Source content

 

 

 

File format at playback/downloading

File format

DRM, such as used by online

Bit rate/sampling

At playback

At downloading

music store

frequency

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

Unable to play

 

 

Recorded by

 

ATRAC3

ATRAC3

ATRAC3

 

SonicStage with

66/105/132 kbps

No

[DRM on]

 

 

 

 

Recorded by

Linear PCM

Encoded into ATRAC3

 

 

 

 

SonicStage with

 

 

(132 kbps)

 

 

[DRM off]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

Unable to play

 

 

Recorded by

48/64/256 kbps

ATRAC3plus

ATRAC3plus

ATRAC3plus

 

SonicStage with

Other than 48/64/256

Linear PCM

Encoded into ATRAC3

No

[DRM on]

kbps

(132 kbps)

 

 

Recorded by

Linear PCM

Encoded into ATRAC3

 

 

 

 

SonicStage with

 

 

(132 kbps)

 

 

[DRM off]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than 32 kHz

Linear PCM

Encoded into ATRAC3

MP3

No

 

(132 kbps)

 

 

 

 

 

 

32 kHz or more

MP3

MP3

WMA

Yes

 

Unable to play

No

 

WMA

WMA

 

 

AAC

Yes

 

Unable to play

No

 

Linear PCM

Encoded into ATRAC3

 

 

(132 kbps)

 

 

 

 

 

WAV

No

 

Linear PCM

Encoded into ATRAC3

 

(132 kbps)

 

 

 

 

 

Linear PCM

No

 

Linear PCM

Encoded into ATRAC3

 

(132 kbps)

 

 

 

 

 

When the server is Windows Media Connect or Windows Media Player

Source content

 

 

File format at playback/downloading

File format

DRM, such as used by online

Bit rate/sampling

At playback

At downloading

music store

frequency

 

 

 

ATRAC3

Yes/No

Unable to play

ATRAC3plus

Yes/No

Unable to play

MP3

No

MP3

MP3

WMA

Yes

WMA

Unable to download

No

WMA

WMA

 

AAC

Yes/No

Unable to play

WAV

No

WAV

Encoded into ATRAC3

(132 kbps)

 

 

 

 

Linear PCM

No

Linear PCM

Encoded into ATRAC3

(132 kbps)

 

 

 

 

Note

You cannot encode a file into ATRAC3 (132 kbps) format unless the file fulfills the following requirements:

resolution of 16 bit per sample

2-channel stereo

44.1 kHz sampling rate

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