What is the difference between .ac3 and .m2v?
- Extension
- .ac3
- .m2v
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Video
- Developer
- Dolby Laboratories
- Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
- 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.
- Video only (without audio) encoded using MPEG-2 compression
- MIME Type
- audio/ac3
- video/mpeg