Opening an RMF File

The RMF file type is primarily associated with Renoise.

RMFFile Extension RMF
File extension: RMF
File type:  multimedia container

What is an RMF file?

RMF files mostly belong to Renoise. An RMF file may not be what it first seems. In many cases it is a RealMedia file known as a Rich Music Format, designed to store and play back audio data. This type of file is used by specialized music and tracker software and may include sample data, effects, and other musical instruments.
At times, an RMF file is also used as a 3D model format. In these cases the file holds geometric data useful for 3D rendering, such as vertices and texture information.
  • For audio: The file acts as a container for music data. Software such as Renoise can be used to open or edit these files.
  • For 3D models: The file stores 3D design components that must be viewed by dedicated 3D model or conversion applications.
  • FilExt.com tip: If you are not sure which version you have, examining the file header or checking which software is associated with its creation (for example, IREZ for media files or RealPlayer for 3D models) can point you in the right direction.

    How to open RMF files

    You need a suitable software like Renoise to open an RMF file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your RMF file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a RMF file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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    Programs that open and convert RMF files:

    1. Renoise
      See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. RMF files are often referred to as Renoise audios because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
    2. Acrobat (Rights Management Document) by Adobe Systems Incorporated
      Adobe Acrobat is a family of computer programs developed by Adobe Systems, designed to view, create, manipulate and manage files in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF). Some software in the family are commercial, and some are free. Adobe Reader (formerly Acrobat Reader) is available as a no-charge download from Adobe's Web site, and allows the viewing and printing of PDF files. Acrobat and Reader are widely used as a way to present information with a fixed layout similar to a paper publication.
    3. Beatnik Rich Music Format by Beatnik
      RMF is Beatnik’s proprietary format for playing MIDI music simultaneously with digitally recorded audio samples. This format allows composers to combine the benefits of MIDI (high fidelity and small file size) with the customized sound of recorded audio while creating a file that can be used for polyphonic ringtones, interactive game audio and user alert tones. RMF contains a lightweight 40-bit encryption scheme and includes metadata fields for comments. This file format is classified as Audio.
    4. Rich Map Format
      Used in various 3D Games. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 52 4D 46 00, ASCII: RMF. This file format is classified as Game. Related links: Worldcraft Setup Tutorial

    RMF file extension format:

    If you can determine the file format, the associated program can also be determined. The first characters in a file identify the file format, for example, HTML files start with the bytes <html>. Frequently, however, one file extension is used by different programs for different file formats, and one file format for different file extensions. So you need a detailed analysis of a file to find out the format and the associated program. Our evaluation of the RMF files is as follows:

    RMF is seldom used as a file extension and is used by many programs, each with its own file format. However, the following two file formats are common:

    All other RMF files (65%) have no uniform format, such as RealMedia File container. Drag & drop your file here to see the file format and a preview of your RMF file!

    Technical Data for RMF File Extension

    File classification:
    Audio
    Related files:

    The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile, FileType: Acrobat Rights Management Document, AppName: Acrobat Reader 5.0
    EXEFile: AcroRd32.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile, FileType: Acrobat Rights Management Document, AppName: Acrobat Reader 5.1
    EXEFile: AcroRd32.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile, FileType: Acrobat Rights Management Document, AppName: Adobe Acrobat 5.0
    EXEFile: Acrobat.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile, FileType: Acrobat Rights Management Document, AppName: Portable Document Format
    EXEFile: Acrobat.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile, FileType: Acrobat Rights Management Document, AppName: Portable Document Format
    EXEFile: AcroRd32.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile, FileType: Adobe Acrobat Rights Management Document, AppName: Adobe Acrobat 6.0
    EXEFile: Acrobat.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile, FileType: Adobe Acrobat Rights Management Document, AppName: Adobe Reader 6.0
    EXEFile: AcroRd32.exe

    ProgramID: rmffile, FileType: Adobe Webbuy Plugin, AppName: Portable Document Format
    EXEFile: AcroRd32.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Acrobat 5.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Acrobat 6.0.2 CE\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Acrobat\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0 CE\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0 CE\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\installed programs\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Curricular\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

    ProgramID: rmffile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

    ProgramID: rmffile
    EXEFile: d:\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0.1\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: d:\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: C:\AddOn\AcrobatReader\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: D:\DOWNLOADS\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat Reader 5\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%r\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\adobe5writer\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat_FR\reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%r\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe %1

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.1\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Acrobat Reader\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0 ME\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe

    ProgramID: rmffile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\adobe\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0 CE\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0 ME\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe

    ProgramID: AcroExch.RMFFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Acrobat 9.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe


    an rmf multimedia container is a special file format and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

    How to solve problems with RMF files

    • Associate the RMF file extension with the correct application.
    • Update your software that should actually open multimedia containers. Because only the current version supports the latest RMF file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the manufacturer website after an available Renoise update.
    • To make sure that your RMF file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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