What is the difference between .aifc and .flac?
- Extension
- .aifc
- .flac
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Apple Inc.
- Xiph.Org Foundation
- Description
- It contains CD-quality audio file commonly used in gaming consoles and media players. AIFC can be compared to .WAV file that has been compressed to reduce file size. Therefore, it may incorporate ALAW, ULAW, or G722 compression.
- A FLAC file is an audio file compressed in the Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) format, which is an open source lossless audio compression format. It is similar to an .MP3 file, but is compressed without any loss in quality or loss of any original audio data.
- MIME Type
- audio/aiff
- audio/flac
- Sample
- sample.aifc
- sample.flac
- Wikipedia
- .aifc on Wikipedia
- .flac on Wikipedia