- Extension
- .usm
- .aac
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Audio
- Developer
- CRI Middleware
- Bell Labs, Fraunhofer Institute, Dolby Labs, Sony and Nokia
- Description
- CRI USM Video is a proprietary video container format developed by CRI Middleware for use in video games. It stores compressed audio and video streams, often using CRI's own codecs, and is commonly used for cutscenes and in-game video playback. It is prevalent in many console and PC games developed in Japan.
- Compressed audio file similar to an .MP3 file, but offers several performance improvements; examples include a higher coding efficiency for both stationary and transient signals, a simpler filterbank, and better handling of frequencies above 16 kHz; maintains quality nearly indistinguishable from the original audio source.
- MIME Type
- video/usm
- audio/x-aac
