What is the difference between .aaf and .gsm?
- Extension
- .aaf
- .gsm
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Audio
- Developer
- Avid Technology
- European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
- Description
- The Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) file is a professional multimedia file format used for video editing and post-production. It is designed to facilitate the exchange of media and metadata between different video editing software and systems. AAF files contain multimedia content such as video and audio streams, along with comprehensive metadata that describes the content and the structure of the media project. This includes information on edits, transitions, effects, and more. The format is aimed at improving workflow efficiency and interoperability among various tools and platforms.
- A lossy file format used to compress speech in Global Standard for Mobile (GSM) telecommunications. It is very effective for reducing audio file size. However, encoding and decoding audio signals severally is discouraged as the final product will have a lot of noise. Popular with some voice mail software but it is CPU intensive.
- MIME Type
- application/octet-stream
- audio/x-gsm
- Wikipedia
- .aaf on Wikipedia
- .gsm on Wikipedia