The following tables give an overview of the accepted file types and formats in the MPI-archive.
Table A.1. Media resources
| Type | IMDI Format | MIME Type | File Extension | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio | audio/x-wav | audio/x-wav | .wav | waveform audio |
| audio/x-aifc | audio/x-aiff | .aifc | not accepted for new data, tolerated for legacy data for the moment | |
| audio/x-aifc | audio/x-aiff | .aiff | not accepted in the archive | |
| audio/x-mp3 | audio/mpeg | .mp3 | not accepted for new data, tolerated for legacy data for the moment | |
| audio/mp4 | audio/mp4 | .m4a | mpeg4 audio, needs hinted track for streaming | |
| audio/x-mp2 | audio/mpeg | .mp2 | not accepted for new data, tolerated for legacy data for the moment | |
| application/ogg | application/ogg | .ogg | not accepted for new data, tolerated for legacy data for the moment | |
| Video | video/x-mpeg1 | video/mpeg | .mpg | mpeg1 |
| video/x-mpeg2 | video/mpeg | .mpeg | mpeg2 | |
| video/mp4 | video/mp4 | .mp4 | mpeg4, needs hinted track for streaming | |
| video/quicktime | video/quicktime | .mov | not accepted for new data, tolerated for legacy data for the moment | |
| video/x-msvideo | video/x-msvideo | .avi | not accepted in the archive | |
| application/smil+xml | application/smil | .smil | smil multimedia format | |
| Image | image/jpeg | image/jpeg | .jpg | jpeg image |
| image/png | image/png | .png | Portable Network Graphic | |
| image/tiff | image/tiff | .tiff | tiff encoded image | |
| image/gif | image/gif | .gif | gif encoded image | |
| image/svg+xml | image/svg+xml | .svg | Scalable Vector Graphics | |
| Document | application/pdf | application/pdf | Portable Document Format | |
| text/html | text/html | .html | web page |
Table A.2. Text resources
| IMDI Type | IMDI Format | Web server MIME type | File Ext. | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annotation | text/plain | text/plain | .txt | Unstructured annotation file |
| text/html | text/html | .html | Unstructured annotation file | |
| application/pdf | application/pdf | Unstructured annotation file | ||
| text/x-esf | text/plain | .tr | ESF annotation file | |
| text/x-chat | text/plain | .cha | chat annotation file | |
| text/x-eaf+xml | text/xml | .eaf | Eudico Annotation Format (ELAN) | |
| text/x-pfsx+xml | text/xml | .pfsx | ELAN XML preference file | |
| text/x-shoebox-text | text/plain | .sht | Shoebox annotation file | |
| text/x-toolbox-text | text/plain | .tbt | Toolbox annotation file | |
| text/x-cgn-bpt+xml | text/xml | .bpt | CGN annotation file | |
| text/x-cgn-lxk+xml | text/xml | .lxk | CGN annotation file | |
| text/x-cgn-pri+xml | text/xml | .pri | CGN annotation file | |
| text/x-cgn-prx+xml | text/xml | .prx | CGN annotation file | |
| text/x-cgn-skp+xml | text/xml | .skp | CGN annotation file | |
| text/x-cgn-tag+xml | text/xml | .tag | CGN annotation file | |
| text/x-cgn-tig+xml | text/xml | .tig | CGN annotation file | |
| text/x-trs | text/xml | .trs | Transcriber is not accepted, should be converted to eaf | |
| text/praat-textgrid | text/praat-textgrid | .TextGrid | TextGrid annotation file | |
| Primary Text | text/plain | text/plain | .txt | plain text |
| text/html | text/html | .html | web page | |
| application/pdf | application/pdf | Portable Document Format | ||
| Study | text/plain | text/plain | .txt | Plain text |
| text/html | text/html | .html | web page | |
| Lexical Analysis | text/x-shoebox-lexicon | text/plain | .shx | shoebox lexicon file |
| text/x-toolbox-lexicon | text/plain | .tbx | toolbox lexicon file | |
| text/x-cut | text/plain | .cut | chat lexicon files | |
| text/x-lmf+xml | text/xml | .lmf | Lexical Markup Framework | |
| text/plain | text/plain | .txt | Plain text | |
| text/html | text/html | .html | web page | |
| Unspecified | text/x-shoebox-type | text/plain | .typ | shoebox type file (4) |
| text/x-shoebox-language | text/plain | .lng | shoebox language file (4) | |
| Text/x-shoebox-sortorder | text/plain | .set | Shoebox sort order file (4) | |
| text/x-lexus-config+xml | text/xml | .conf | LEXUS configuration file (4) | |
| text/xml | text/xml | .xml | XML file | |
| text/xml | text/xml | .xsd | XML Schema file | |
| text/xml | text/xml | .dtd | XML DTD | |
| text/x-imdi+xml | text/xml | .imdi | IMDI metadata | |
| application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml | application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml | .kml | Google Earth kml file |
![[Note]](images/note.png) | Note |
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Please note that the following table only applies to people that store their data in the part of the archive reserved for the MPI's Neurobiology of Language group. |
Table A.3. NBL resources
| Type | IMDI Format | MIME Type | File Extension | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data | application/x-nbl-img-hdr | application/x-nbl-img-hdr | .hdr | NBL img metadata |
| application/x-nbl-img | application/x-nbl-img | .img | Raw NBL IMG data (N*16kB) needs accompanying application/x-nbl-img-hdr | |
| application/nbl-wksp | application/nbl-wksp | .wksp | not accepted in the archive (ok?) | |
| application/x-brainvision-data | application/x-brainvision-data | .eeg .seg | Raw NBL Brain Vision EEG data blob? Needs VHDR and VMRK files to open! | |
| application/spss-sav | application/spss-sav | .sav | NBL SPSS / PSPP data file | |
| application/x-spss-spv | application/x-spss-spv | .spv | NBL SPSS 16+ result view - may not work with other versions | |
| application/x-nbl-ehst | application/x-nbl-ehst | .ehst | NBL History file | |
| application/x-nbl-ehtp | application/x-nbl-ehtp | .ehtp | NBL ehtp file | |
| application/x-matlab-data | application/x-matlab-data | .mat .fig | Matlab / Octave data file | |
| application/dicom | application/dicom | .IMA .ima | DICOM file set member / image | |
| application/zip | application/zip | .zip | zip archive | |
| Text | text/x-brainvision-header | text/x-brainvision-header | .vhdr | NBL Brain Vision Header File (needed for EEG data) |
| text/x-brainvision-marker | text/x-brainvision-marker | .vmkr | NBL Brain Vision Marker File (needed for EEG data) | |
| text/x-matlab | text/x-matlab | .mat | Matlab script (NBL) | |
| text/x-presentation-script | text/x-presentation-script | .pcl .sce | Other NBL PCL script | |
| text/x-pcp-settings | text/x-pcp-settings | .exp | NBL PCP Experiment Settings | |
| text/praat-pitch | text/praat-pitch | .Praat .praat | Praat Pitch data text file | |
| text/x-nbl-hfinf | text/x-nbl-hfinf | .hfinf | NBL History info file |