application/msword |
MSWORD |
This 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. |
application/pdf |
PDF |
The 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. |
audio/basic |
Basic Audio |
This 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 oRecommendation G.711. Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) of Voice Frequencies. Geneva, 1972. |
audio/k32adpcm |
K32ADPCM Audio |
ADPCM 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. |
audio/mp3 |
MP3 Audio |
MPEG-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. |
image/g3fax |
G3Fax Image |
This is recommended only for fax applications. |
image/gif |
GIF Image |
GIF is a popular format that is universally well supported. However GIF is patent encumbered and should therefore be used with caution. |
image/jpeg |
JPEG (JPG) Image |
This 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. |
image/png |
PNG Image |
Portable Network Graphics (PNG) [http://www.cdrom.com/pub/png] is a widely supported lossless image compression standard with open source code available. |
image/tiff |
TIFF Image |
Although 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. |
model/vrml |
VRML Model |
This 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). |
multipart/x-hl7-cda-level1 |
CDA Level 1 Multipart |
The HL7 clinical document Architecture, Level 1 MIME package. |
text/html |
HTML Text |
For 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. |
text/plain |
Plain Text |
For any plain text. This is the default and is equivalent to a character string (ST) data type. |
text/rtf |
RTF Text |
The 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. |
text/sgml |
SGML Text |
For 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. |
text/x-hl7-ft |
HL7 Text |
For compatibility, this represents the HL7 v2.x FT data type. Its use is recommended only for backward compatibility with HL7 v2.x systems. |
text/xml |
XML Text |
For 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. |
video/mpeg |
MPEG Video |
MPEG is an international standard, widely deployed, highly efficient for high color video; open source code exists; highly interoperable. |
video/x-avi |
X-AVI Video |
The AVI file format is just a wrapper for many different codecs; it is a source of many interoperability problems. |