This document lists the file formats that Adobe Audition 3 can import and export. For more information about working with different file formats in Audition, see the Saving and Exporting chapter of the Audition User Guide or Audition Help.
| Format | Import/Export Support | Format Details |
| 64-bit doubles RAW (.raw, .dbl) | Import and Export | Header not included on save. |
| 8-bit signed SAM (.sam) | Import and Export | Save as 22050 Hz, Mono 8-bit only. |
| ACM waveform (.wav) | Import and Export | Includes multiple formats supported by Microsoft's Audio Compression Manager; files must be converted to a supported ACM codec format before export. |
| A-Law and mu-Law (.wav) | Import and Export | Standard encoding formats for compressing 16-bit audio to 8-bit (2:1) (CCITT standard G.711). Expands to 16-bit when opened. |
| Amiga IFF-8SVX (.iff, .svx) | Import and Export | Variety of data formatting options. |
| Apple AIFF (.aiff, .aif, .snd) | Import and Export | 8-bit or 16-bit; includes a range of sample rates. |
| ASCII Text Data (.txt) | Import and Export | Audio data written in standard text form. |
| Audition Loop File (.cel) | Import and Export | MP3 pro encoding with looping information. |
| CD Digital Audio (.cda) | Import and Export | Audio import from Redbook CD. Export occurs only during burn to CD via CD View. |
| Creative Sound Blaster (.voc) | Import and Export | 8-bit and 16-bit VOC files. |
| Dialogic ADPCM (.vox) | Import and Export | Exports mono, 16-bit audio only. |
| DiamondWare Digitized (.dwd) | Import and Export | Supports mono and stereo, and a wide range of resolutions and sample rates. |
| DVI/IMA ADPCM (.wav) | Import and Export | IMA version of ADPCM; compresses 16-bit data to a variety of bit depths (2-bits - 5-bits / sample). |
| Microsoft ADPCM (.wav) | Import and Export | Single/multiple pass and variety of block size settings. |
| MP3 and MP3pro (MPEG-1, audio layer 3) (.MP3) | Import and Export | MP3 encoding with constant/variable bit rate; standard MP3 as well as extended MP3 pro settings. |
| NeXT/Sun & Apple Platforms (.au, .snd) | Import and Export | May include Mu-Law 8-bit, A-Law 8-bit, G.721 ADPCM 4-bit, and Linear PCM. |
| Ogg Vorbis (.ogg) | Import and Export | Variable and fixed bit rate encoding. |
| PCM RAW Data (Pulse Code Modulation) (.pcm, .raw) | Import and Export | Header not included on save. |
| Turtlebeach SampleVision (.smp) | Import and Export | Mono, 16-bit format; supports loop points. |
| Windows Media Audio 9 (.wma) | Import and Export | Constant/variable encoding via Microsoft Windows Media. |
| Windows Media Audio 9 Pro 5.1 (.wmp) | Import and Export | Each surround channel is separated to on import. Export via Surround Encoder. |
| Windows PCM - 6 channel (.wav) | Import and Export | Each surround channel is separated to on import. Export via Surround Encoder. |
| Windows PCM (standard WAV file) (.wav) | Import and Export | Standard uncompressed audio. |
Note: Audition exports video in the same format as the video in the multitrack session. (For example, if you import an AVI file, the only option for export is AVI.)
| Format | Import/Export Support | Format Details |
| Microsoft Audio Video Interleave (.avi) | Import and Export | |
| Windows Media Video (.wmv, .asf) | Import and Export | |
| QuickTime Movie (.mov) | Import and Export | Apple QuickTime must be installed for QuickTime features. Go to Apple.com/QuickTime to download QuickTime. |
| Format | Import/Export Support | Format Details |
| Audition Multitrack Session (.ses) | Import and Export | Via Open and Save. Sessions can not be imported into each other. |
| MIDI (.rmi, .mid) | Import and Export | Apple QuickTime must be installed for QuickTime features. Go to Apple.com/QuickTime to download QuickTime. |
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