What is the difference between .ac3 and .w64?
- Extension
- .ac3
- .w64
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Dolby Laboratories
- Sony
- 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 container file created in Sony's Wave64 format, which is supported by various Sony audio editing programs; useful for audio editing because it supports arbitrary sampling frequencies, channels, and bit depths.
- MIME Type
- audio/ac3
- audio/x-wav
- Sample
- sample.ac3
- sample.w64
- Wikipedia
- .ac3 on Wikipedia
- .w64 on Wikipedia