DRAFT v0.9 03 Feb 2004

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Name	Format.AudioDataRate
Definition	The element FORMAT.AUDIODATARATE should be expressed as an amount of data per second. It indicates the amount of data that is played out from a digital audio file for every second. Although optimal data rates are often dependent on the codec used to compress and encode a digital file, generally speaking, a larger data rate translates into a better quality playback.
Refinements and Encoding Schemes
	Enter a number followed by the data rate expressed, as the measurement scale per second.
Guidelines for Usage	The measurement scale applied to a data rate is variable depending on the intended purpose of the file (editing, distribution over LAN or Internet, etc.) Enter a number followed by the measurement scale: kilobits/second bytes/second kilobytes/second megabits/second
Obligation to Use	Mandatory
Repeatable Element	Apply multiple times, as needed
Type of Data Entry	Text String

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32 kilobits/sec

200 kilobits/sec

300 kilobytes/sec

1.2 megabits/sec

8.0 megabits/sec

Other Attributes of this Element

Element Label	Format.AudioDataRate
Element Version	PBCore v1.1
Namespace Identifier	Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project [pending]
Registration Authority	PBMD Project [pending]
Language of the Element	eng