What is the difference between .ac3 and .aiff?
- Extension
- .ac3
- .aiff
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Dolby Laboratories
- Apple
- Description
- Audio file saved in the AC-3 (Dolby Digital) audio format; can include up to six channels of audio (DD 5.1 surround sound with subwoofer output); uses lossy compression and often used as the format for DVDs, cinema theaters, and game consoles.
- High-quality audio file created using the (AIFF) file format; contains CD-quality audio stored in a non-compressed, lossless format, similar .WAV files; commonly used to burn audio CDs.
- MIME Type
- audio/ac3
- audio/aiff
- Sample
- sample.ac3
- sample.aiff
- Wikipedia
- .ac3 on Wikipedia
- .aiff on Wikipedia