What is the difference between .ac3 and .spx?
- Extension
- .ac3
- .spx
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Dolby Laboratories
- Xiph.Org
- 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.
- Audio file compressed using Speex compression and saved in the Ogg Vorbis container format; designed as an audio compression format specifically for speech; compresses voice at 2 to 44 kbps and supports 8 kHz, 16 kHz, and 32 kHz compression in the same bitstream.
- MIME Type
- audio/ac3
- audio/ogg
- Sample
- sample.ac3
- Wikipedia
- .ac3 on Wikipedia
- .spx on Wikipedia