Open SRF File

The SRF extension files have various different uses, namely:

Sony Image RAW File

In this application, the SRF file extension is used by RAW image files generated by Sony digital cameras.

In this case, the SRF file stores data in uncompressed and raw form exactly as it was captured by the camera's CMOS image sensor.

Server Response File

In this use case, the SRF file is a file used by Visual Studio .NET applications and processed by the ATL Server engine, that's why the acronym SRF Server Response File.

The SRF file can contain both static HTML and script tags that produce dynamically generated content when the page loads.

A very common use for this SRF file is when it is named 'login.srf', which is commonly used by secure websites.

LightWave Surface File

In this use case, the SRF file is a 3D appearance file created by LightWave 3D, a modeling and rendering application.

LightWave 3D is a 3D computer graphics program developed by NewTek.

The SRF, for LightWave 3D stores the selected options in the Surface Editor window, which is used to specify the appearance of the surface of a 3D object.

Surfer Project File

The SRF file, in this section, is a project file created by Surfer, a 3D contouring, gridding and surface mapping program.

The SRF file stores the data used to generate a visualization, as well as the visualization itself.

The SRF is typically used by scientists and engineers to create visuals for analysis, publication, and presentation.

It is important to know that SRF files are not backward compatible.

Smaart Spectrum File

An SRF file, in this use, is a data file created by Rational Acoustics Smaart, a program used by audio engineers and technicians to measure and analyze the acoustics of an environment.

The SRF file contains a static 'snapshot' of the live spectrum measurements, consisting of a measurement signal and an input signal used as a reference, and also stores the spectrum settings, such as the frequency scale of the graph, the spectrograph slice height and RTA display settings.

In the case of Smaart, SRF files were introduced with version 8 and replaced the REF files used by previous versions of Smaart.

Steinberg Resource File

Here, the SRF is a 'skin' file used by Steinberg Cubase, a multitrack recording application.

The SRF stores a bitmap image file as well as the bitmap locations in the Cubase user interface.

The SRF is used to change the appearance of both the application and the associated plug-ins.

Samsung Smart TV Recording File

In this application, an SRF file is a video recording file created by certain Samsung Smart TVs.

The SRF file, in this section, contains, for example, a television program or a movie, recorded on the television.

SRF files are encrypted and can only be opened by the Samsung Smart TV that created them, therefore it is a proprietary format.

Software to open an SRF file

Due to the diversity between formats related to the SRF extension, you must first make sure of the type of format, and then have one of the following software packages:

• Microsoft Visual Studio
• NewTek LightWave 3D
• Adobe Photoshop
• Golden Software Surfer
• Rational Acoustics Smaart
• Steinberg Cubase