What is the difference between .aif and .mxf?
- Extension
 - .aif
 - .mxf
 
- Format
 - Binary
 - Binary
 
- Category
 - Audio
 - Video
 
- Developer
 - Apple
 - SMPTE
 
- Description
 - This is an audio file very similar to .WAV file but is developed using the Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF). It is mainly used to store standard CD audio.
 - Multimedia format used by digital audio and video programs; contains captured audio and video data as well as metadata that describes the media stored in the file; designed by Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) as a standard container for audio and video data; can be converted into other formats, such as .AVI or .MOV.
 
- MIME Type
 - audio/aiff
 - application/mxf
 
- Sample
 - sample.aif
 - sample.mxf
 
- Wikipedia
 - .aif on Wikipedia
 - .mxf on Wikipedia