.SRF File Extension

Server Response File

Developer Microsoft
Popularity
3.5  |  46 Votes
 

What is an SRF file?

File used by Visual Studio .NET applications and processed by the ATL Server engine; may contain both static HTML and script tags that produce dynamically generated content when the page is loaded.

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The file "login.srf" is commonly used by secure websites. It processes the user's username and password, sends a cookie identifying the user back to the browser, and redirects the user to the secure page.

An SRF page may also be called a "stencil" since it may contain tags that can be processed by CHtmlStencil.

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Updated: February 23, 2009

Samsung Smart TV Recording

Developer Samsung
Popularity
3.5  |  22 Votes
 

An SRF file may also be a video recording created by one of several select Samsung Smart TVs. It contains content, such as a TV show or movie, recorded on the TV. SRF files are encrypted and can typically be opened only by the Samsung Smart TV that created them.

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Some users use Samsung Smart TVs to save television content as digital videos on a USB flash drive. These videos are saved as SRF files.

To prevent Samsung Smart TV users from sharing copyrighted content, the TVs encrypt videos saved as SRF files. This prevents users who do not have a Samsung Smart TV, or another way to decrypt SRF files, from playing the files.

How to open an SRF file

SRF files are meant to be opened and played on Samsung Smart TVs. However, you can also use the DeSTRoi - Decrypt Samsung TV Recordings program (Windows) to decrypt SRF files and transfer them from a TV to your PC.

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Sony RAW Image

Developer Sony
Popularity
3.4  |  15 Votes
 

An SRF file may also be a raw camera image created by Sony digital cameras, such as the DSC-F828. It stores image data in an uncompressed format exactly as it was captured by the camera's sensor (CCD). Professional photographers typically use SRF files because they store higher-quality images.

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SRF files are saved in the Sony RAW format, which is utilized by various Sony digital camera models. Sony also develops the Sony RAW 2 (.SR2) and Sony Alpha Raw (.ARW) image formats. The SR2 and ARW formats are utilized by select Sony digital cameras, such as the R-1 (SR2) and a7R III (ARW).

The SRF format is one of many raw image formats utilized by various camera manufacturers. Other raw file types include:

How to open an SRF file

You can open SRF files with the software bundled with the Sony digital cameras that capture images in the SRF format.

You can also open SRF files with third-party applications, such as Adobe Photoshop (Windows and macOS), Adobe Photoshop Elements (Windows and macOS), and ACD Systems Canvas (Windows). Not only do these programs allow you to view SRF images, but they also enable you to edit them.

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LightWave Surface File

Developer LightWave Digital
Popularity
3.4  |  12 Votes
 

3D appearance file created by LightWave 3D, a modeling and rendering application; stores the options selected in the Surface Editor window, which is used to specify the surface appearance of a 3D object; used for saving and reusing presets.

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Surface files save information such as color, shading, luminosity, specularity, glossiness, and transparency.

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Steinberg Resource File

Developer Steinberg Media Technologies
Popularity
3.0  |  11 Votes
 

Skin file used by Steinberg Cubase, a multi-track recording application; stores an archive of bitmap images as well as the locations of the bitmaps on the Cubase user interface; used for changing the appearance of both the application and associated plug-ins.

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For Windows installations, SRF files are typically stored in the skins directory within the Cubase application installation directory. For Mac OS X, they are commonly found in the Contents/​Resources directory of the application bundle. SRF files are saved in a proprietary format and often have the name skin.srf.

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Surfer Project File

Developer Golden Software
Popularity
2.9  |  8 Votes
 

Project file created by Surfer, a contouring, gridding, and 3D surface mapping program; stores the data used to generate a visualization as well as the visualization itself; used by scientists and engineers to create visuals for analysis, publication, and presentation.

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NOTE: SRF files are forward compatible among versions, but not backward compatible.

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Garmin Vehicle Image

Developer Garmin
Popularity
3.0  |  4 Votes
 

An SRF file contains a vehicle avatar image that is used to represent the vehicle on the screen of various Garmin GPS devices. It stores multiple bitmap images that make up a 3D avatar and includes image data for various perspectives of the vehicle, such as the 3D and overhead perspectives. SRF files may be created by Garmin or by a Garmin GPS user to share with other users.

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You will most likely only encounter an SRF vehicle avatar file if you use a Garmin Nuvi GPS device for navigation purposes and are looking to alter the vehicle that appears on the screen of the device. Various websites allow users to share custom SRF vehicle avatars, with some SRF files containing images of real vehicles and others storing fictional vehicle images, such as the Tron light cycle, Star Wars BB-8 droid, and Breaking Bad camper.

Most users that encounter an SRF vehicle avatar file have downloaded it from a website compressed in a .ZIP archive. If this is how you acquired the file, you can use the Zip utility bundled with Windows (Microsoft File Explorer) or macOS (Apple Archive Utility) to extract the image.

You can use the Garmin software packaged with the GPS device to open the SRF vehicle image to view it and import it to the /​Garmin/​Vehicle/​ folder on your Garmin GPS device. You can also use Garmin Express to import SRF files to your GPS device.

There are various user-made programs that can convert SRF images to other image formats. The "nüvi utilities" online program can convert SRF images to .PNG format or PNG images to SRF format.

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Smaart Spectrum File

Developer Rational Acoustics
Popularity
2.0  |  4 Votes
 

An SRF file may also be a data file created by Rational Acoustics Smaart, a program used by audio technicians and engineers to measure and analyze the acoustics of an environment. It contains a static "snapshot" of live spectrum measurements, which consist of a measurement signal (the output from a device) and an input signal used for reference. SRF files also store spectrum settings, such as the frequency scale of the graph, slice height of the spectrograph, and RTA display settings.

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Screenshot of a .srf file in Rational Acoustics Smaart v8
SRF file open in Rational Acoustics Smaart v8

Spectrum measurements allow users to analyze one or more input channels. The measurements are displayed as a graph in real-time. These graphs can be captured by selecting Capture or Capture All in the Data bar in the "Spectrum" view. Captured spectrum measurements are saved in the SRF file.

By default, SRF files are placed in the following directory:

Documents\​Smaart v8\​Traces\​Spectrum\​Session Data

You can move them from this location. However, the spectrum measurements stored in the SRF files that are moved will no longer be displayed in Smaart.

Rational Acoustics Smaart enables audio technicians to analyze sound systems and diagnose problems. It is used in a variety of venues, such as stadiums, concert halls, and churches. The name of the program is an acronym, which stands for System Measurement Acoustic Analysis Real-time Tool (SMAART).

NOTE: SRF files were introduced with version 8 of Smaart and replaced REF files used by earlier versions of Smaart.

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