File Extension RAD

File type: Cache

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Notes about the RAD file extension:

Errors in your registry are one of the common causes for incorrect file associations on your windows system. It is highly recommended that you check your registry for file association errors (will also check for any other registry errors).

The RAD file type is primarily associated with 'Rhapsody' by RealNetworks. Rhapsody is powered by RealNetworks’ caching/streaming technology. This technology splits (or distills) audio files into two asymmetric pieces during the encoding process. The larger piece (called the Residual Audio Data, or RAD) contains 99% of the audio data and is streamed and cached (in encrypted form) to the subscriber’s hard drive during initial song playback. The remaining 1% of the file (called the Essential Audio, or EA) is streamed from RealNetworks’ servers and united (or rendered) with the larger file at playback, enabling subscribers to hear the sound. This process is nearly instantaneous and is invisible to the subscriber. A proprietary file called RADFILE.RCF holds the cache. On first play songs appear to stream from the Internet; on second play during a session, from the cache.

Cannot access RAD files on windows?

When windows gives you an error message saying that it
"Cannot open RAD files", this means either:

A. You need to identify a program that can open the file
B. Or your registry may be damaged

RECOMMENDED:

In both cases it is strongly recommended that you
run a free scan for registry errors.

File extension: .RAD

Detailed information for file extension RAD:

Primary association: Rhapsody

Company: RealNetworks

File classification: Audio

Other applications associated with file type RAD:

Radiance (Scene Description Format) Related links: XnView
Reality AdLib Tracker 2-op FM MusicYou can also play using Winamp with the AdPlug plug-in. This association is classified as Audio. The Mime types used with this association are: application/octet-stream. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 52 41 44 20 62 79 20 52 45 41 4C 69 54 59 21 21 10 , ASCII: RAD.by.REALiTY!! Related links: RdosPlay, Winamp, AdPlug

'Identifying characters' used on FILExt.com are
provided by Marco Pontello from his TrID database

Technical data

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System Info for File Extension .RAD

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and information FILExt collected directly from user systems.

ProgramID: GraphicsConverterPro.rad, FileType: Radiance, AppName: GraphicsConverter-reg
EXEFile: GraphicsConverter.exe

ProgramID: XnView.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\XnView\xnview.exe %1

ProgramID: WinDev.RAD.7
EXEFile: D:\WDDemo\Programs\WINDEV75.EXE %1

ProgramID: RADDeveloper.Project
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\RDev100\RDev1.Exe %1

ProgramID: konvertor
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Konvertor\Konvertor.exe %1

ProgramID: RealPlayer.RA.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\RealOne Player\RealPlay.exe %1

Program Name and MIME Type Info for File Extension .RAD

FILExt has been given permission to display a Program Name/MIME type database collected by Anthony R. Nemmer. Some of this data has already been included into the main FILExt database. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are displayed below.

Program Name Mime Type application/x-rad application/x-rad-powermedia

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