- Extension
- .hca
- .mpeg-2
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Video
- Developer
- CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.
- Motion Pictures Expert Group
- Description
- CRI HCA is a proprietary compressed audio format developed by CRI Middleware for use in video games and multimedia applications. It is designed for efficient streaming and playback of audio within CRI's ADX2/CRIWARE game audio middleware. The format is widely used in Japanese console and mobile games to store music and sound effects.
- Video file encoded with the MPEG-2 codec, which is mainly used for over-the-air, satellite, and cable digital TV signals and DVD video; uses lossy compression for audio and video to significantly reduce the size of the video data; not as efficient as the H.264 format.
- MIME Type
- audio/hca
- video/mpeg
