<s>
The	O
Core	B-Application
Audio	I-Application
Format	I-Application
is	O
a	O
container	O
for	O
storing	O
audio	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.4	I-Application
and	O
higher	O
;	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
10.3	I-Operating_System
needs	O
QuickTime	B-Application
7	I-Application
to	O
be	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	B-Application
Audio	I-Application
Format	I-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
overcome	O
limitations	O
of	O
older	O
digital	O
audio	O
formats	O
,	O
including	O
AIFF	O
and	O
WAV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
the	O
QuickTime	B-Application
.mov	B-Application
container	O
,	O
a	O
.caf	B-Application
container	O
can	O
contain	O
many	O
different	O
audio	O
formats	O
,	O
metadata	O
tracks	O
,	O
and	O
much	O
more	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
RF64	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
a	O
4	O
GB	O
file	O
size	O
and	O
a	O
single	O
.caf	B-Application
file	O
can	O
theoretically	O
save	O
hundreds	O
of	O
years	O
of	O
recorded	O
audio	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
64-bit	O
file	O
offsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
,	O
Soundtrack	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Logic	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
use	O
the	O
.caf	B-Application
format	O
for	O
their	O
loop	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
library	O
,	O
particularly	O
for	O
surround-sound	O
audio	O
compressed	O
with	O
the	O
Apple	B-Algorithm
Lossless	I-Algorithm
(	O
ALAC	B-Algorithm
)	O
codec	O
.	O
</s>
