---
name: "Image::ExifTool::RIFF"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-image-exiftool"
version: "13.55-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Image::ExifTool::RIFF"
---

# Image::ExifTool::RIFF(3pm)

Read RIFF/AVI/WAV meta information

## NAME

Image::ExifTool::RIFF - Read RIFF/AVI/WAV meta information

## SYNOPSIS

This module is used by Image::ExifTool

## DESCRIPTION

This module contains routines required by Image::ExifTool to extract information from RIFF-based (Resource Interchange File Format) files, including AVI videos, WAV audio files and WEBP images.

## AUTHOR

Copyright 2003-2026, Phil Harvey (philharvey66 at gmail.com)

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## REFERENCES

- \<http://www.exif.org/Exif2-2.PDF\>

  - \<http://www.vlsi.fi/datasheets/vs1011.pdf\>

  - \<http://www.music-center.com.br/spec\_rif.htm\>

  - \<http://www.codeproject.com/audio/wavefiles.asp\>

  - \<http://msdn.microsoft.com/archive/en-us/directx9\_c/directx/htm/avirifffilereference.asp\>

  - \<http://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=TwoCC\>

  - \<https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/docs/riff\_container\>

  - \<https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3306-2009.pdf\>

  ## SEE ALSO

"RIFF Tags" in Image::ExifTool::TagNames, [**Image::ExifTool**(3pm)](/Image::ExifTool/3pm.md)