What is the difference between .aifc and .wv?
- Extension
- .aifc
- .wv
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Apple Inc.
- WavPack
- 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.
- Audio file compressed using WavPack Hybrid Lossless Compression; supports both lossy and lossless compression, which produces high-quality compressed files; the compression ratio is typically between 30% and 70%.
- MIME Type
- audio/aiff
- audio/x-wavpack
- Sample
- sample.aifc
- sample.wv
- Wikipedia
- .aifc on Wikipedia
- .wv on Wikipedia