File extension CFA
| File type | Adobe Premiere Pro Audio Format |
| Developer | Adobe Systems |
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What is a CFA file?
File with a .CFA extension contains music data from the cache memory, stored in a proprietary format by the Adobe sound edition software. Such files can be of a large volume, however, they speed up the work flow within a program substantially. They are created with the same component of the Adobe Media Encoder software – encountered as an element of Adobe After Effects – Encore or Premiere Encore.
CFA files are used in order to speed up work flow within a program while sound editing or creating a preview of a sound wave, however, if they are created for the first time – it may take a while. The cache memory functionality can be disabled, however, it will prolong the time needed for sound previewing process substantially.
Program(s) that can open the .CFA file
Mac OS
How to open CFA files
If you cannot open the CFA file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports CFA among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the CFA file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the CFA format files
The inability to open and operate the CFA file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Adobe Premiere Pro Audio Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a CFA file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the CFA file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the CFA from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the CFA format
- The CFA file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the CFA file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a CFA file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the CFA file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the CFA file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the CFA file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.CFA) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected CFA file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the CFA file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. CFA) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.